Cali 54 wrote:

> I am copying all my saved files to an external drive. I do not
> save any files I generate in office or other apps in My Documents.
> Since I will be erasing the HD and reinstalling the OS

Is it really necessary??
It's quite some work. And easy to use if one does not really have a full
system backup ("Blessed are the fearful. They have backups" <bg>)

> are there any other files/folders I should NOT migrate back
> to the HD other than My Documents, Windows and Program files?

"May Documents" normally would be the main thing to brink back.
I do not understand your scenario and don't see where you have stored
what (you say that your things are not stored in "May Documents", where
else?). Nor do I know which kinds of backups you have.

Ask the other way around:
What do I need on the new system??

The whole of the "Documents and Settings" normally should not get back
to a newly installed computer - except what's needed. There are just to
many obsolete things in there.

And this can be quite many things - mail-folders (from OE f.e. or the
Outlook.pst files.)

In any case you should save the system's setting (using the Transfer
Wizard) for transferring them to the new system.

HTH
Rainald