st: re-installing and downloaded program files

[Steve Harvey <sharvey@jhsph.edu>]

Dear stata-listers:

My computer is undergoing neural disturbances and may need to be sent back 
to the mfg. for repair.  This will likely result in a need to re-install 
all software and datafiles.  Since installing Stata 8 about a year ago, I 
have done periodic updates on the web and also installed a variety of extra 
"third party" ado files and programs (pscore, swor, hotdeck, etc.) using 
the "findit" command.

Is there any way to preserve all this before I send my computer off for 
repair (e.g., burn all the .exe and ado files onto a CD & copy them back 
later)?  Or will I have to re-install the original version of Stata from CD 
ROM and then find and re-install updates & additional files one-by-one?

Thanks in advance.

Steve Harvey

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