Friend of mine has got desktop with XP home Edition (not professional)
OS get corrupted; I took the HD out and backup its data. I copied the whole partition C –got only one partition- (of course with its hidden files) which had those three folders :
Windows , Program files, Documents and Settings to an external USB HD.
I did not backup the system32, because it was big and I did not have enough space
Then I plugged the HD again , and I installed fresh copy of XP professional (not home edition), after that I copied :
Those files (My Documents, Favorites, Desktop icons, and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Outlook
I was able to restore My Documents, Favorites, Desktop icons, but I could not get emails for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (not OE)!!!!!.
By the way I have not setup his account with outlook yet, because I do not know what his username and password (Is that necessary at this stage ?)
Do I need to copy program files as well ?
Have I done the right thing or I missed up ?