| * | have | can download | ||||||||||
| have disk | reinstall | have install | install files | from the web | can do | purchase | ||||||
| partition | files on hd | backed up | free | pay | without | me | tech | |||||
| Operating system | ||||||||||||
| Software | ||||||||||||
| office suite or indiv. programs | ||||||||||||
| word processing | ||||||||||||
| spreadsheet | ||||||||||||
| presentation (PowerPoint) | ||||||||||||
| web development (front page) | ||||||||||||
| security | ||||||||||||
| security suite or indiv. programs | ||||||||||||
| Anti-virus | ||||||||||||
| Firewall | ||||||||||||
| Anti-spy ware | ||||||||||||
| spam filter | ||||||||||||
| Entertainment | ||||||||||||
| suite (such as Roxio or Nero) | ||||||||||||
| cd/dvd burning/authoring | ||||||||||||
| media player | ||||||||||||
| photo viewer | ||||||||||||
| Personal Video Recording | ||||||||||||
| photo editor | ||||||||||||
| Games (list below) | ||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | ||||||||||||
| list below | ||||||||||||
| * some companies put the reinstall files on a partition (sometimes hidden) on the hard drive. Often, a utility is | ||||||||||||
| provided | at boot-up to initiate the reinstall. Be careful, this program usually wipes your hard drive. | |||||||||||