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Win7 reinstallation (on same PC) advice - SAVE SETTINGS, rules, etc.
What I need: to reinstall Windows 7 Ultimate on the same PC, using the same hardware. There are many good reasons, so we'll just call it 'maintenance'.
Previous experience: I have never reinstalled Win7 on the same computer / I have installed Win7 from scratch over XP twice / I have installed XP over XP (and previous versions going back to DOS ) 100's of times.
What scares me: I have never successfully retained or recaptured Outlook rules, e-mail settings, e-mail structure, internet (DSL) settings, network settings, scheduled tasks, Outlook (Office 2010) events (reminders), general tweaks etc. on any of my REinstalls. Because I run multiple home-based businesses I have 11 e-mail accounts and (at last count) something like 97 rules for routing e-mails in Outlook.
What I need: I REALLY would like to find a way to capture and save as many of these settings as possible to reduce the time needed to get back up and running on the new install. Windows backup and restore or some 3rd party utility? What would you suggest??