Saving themes before reinstalling?

shablah

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Hi again, Savvy Sevenoids.

I'm soon to go from Ultimate to Home Premium (both x64). Don't ask why; it isn't pretty. Unless I attempt to switch the key and try the registry tweak and so on which I saw a link to on this site (which isn't that likely to work), is there any way to possibly save my current theme(s)? It's just that I worked SO long on getting my aero colors, desktop icon spacing, icon fonts, etc. precisely how I wanted them. I'd also really like to save all my Firefox add-on settings. (I do have FF backed up via MozBackup.)

Will my backups help me at all? What if I was to clone this drive before I wipe it? (Yes, I do mean sector-by-sector clone, not backup or image.) Would there be a folder/file(s) with my themes which I could cut/paste or drag/drop back to my newly-formatted drive?

Thanks a ton!
 

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Shop build desktop/tower
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1
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Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
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Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G31M-ES2L
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Hi shablah, right click the theme you want to save, follow option.
 

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Look in my Signature.
OS
Win7 H.Prem. 32bit+SP1
Using MozBackup you will be OK it will put Firefox back to the way you had it.
For your themes follow this tutorial http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2026-theme-pack-create-save-install-delete.html if you have some custom themes you will need to go to C/Windows/Resources/Themes and copy them from their. If you need more help with either of these just ask I have done both many times.
You can copy your drive sector by sector and you should have everything there.
Jerry
 

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Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sager NP9170
OS
Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
CLEVO P170EM
Memory
12 GB
Graphics Card(s)
(1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (2) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
Sound Card
(1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) Intel(R) Display Aud
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
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(1) Samsung 860 EVO 500GB(OS) (1) Samsung 860 EVO 500GB(Data)
Keyboard
Backlite
Antivirus
MSE, Malwarebytes Pro
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Firefox
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DESKTOP: Custom-built.
OS: Win 10 Pro x64.
CASE: Rosewill R5.
CPU: Intel I5 4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz.
CPU COOLER: Cool Master Hyper 212 EVO.
MOTHERBOARD: Asus Z87-A.
MEMORY: Kingston HyperX 2x4 GB.
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 650 TI.
PSU: Corsair TX750.
DRIVES: (1) Samsung 840 120 GB SSD (2) Western Digital blue 500 GB 7200 RPM.
Thanks SO much, both of you! I right-clicked on my current (custom) theme and saved it as a themepack. I'll copy it to another drive. I'll follow the directions to the best of my ability on the tutorial in the link for reinstalling my theme after reinstalling Windows. Thanks for telling me to come back if I have any problems!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Shop build desktop/tower
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP 1
CPU
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G31M-ES2L
Memory
4 GB DDR2
Hard Drives
Two Seagate Barracudas
Case
Ultra mid-tower
Keyboard
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Internet Speed
DSL 1.5
Other Info
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F8 02/05/2009
Thanks SO much, both of you! I right-clicked on my current (custom) theme and saved it as a themepack. I'll copy it to another drive. I'll follow the directions to the best of my ability on the tutorial in the link for reinstalling my theme after reinstalling Windows. Thanks for telling me to come back if I have any problems!
You're Welcome
Jerry
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sager NP9170
OS
Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard
CLEVO P170EM
Memory
12 GB
Graphics Card(s)
(1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (2) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
Sound Card
(1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) Intel(R) Display Aud
Monitor(s) Displays
17.3
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
(1) Samsung 860 EVO 500GB(OS) (1) Samsung 860 EVO 500GB(Data)
Keyboard
Backlite
Antivirus
MSE, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
DESKTOP: Custom-built.
OS: Win 10 Pro x64.
CASE: Rosewill R5.
CPU: Intel I5 4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz.
CPU COOLER: Cool Master Hyper 212 EVO.
MOTHERBOARD: Asus Z87-A.
MEMORY: Kingston HyperX 2x4 GB.
GPU: Nvidia Geforce 650 TI.
PSU: Corsair TX750.
DRIVES: (1) Samsung 840 120 GB SSD (2) Western Digital blue 500 GB 7200 RPM.
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