1) BTW, thank you all for helping me through this and @etech0 for teaching me screenshots. How do I get them from Word to Forum post?
2) re b/u:
If I use the 128k USBs to copy entire folders for Desktop, Downloads, C: and D: from This Computer (windows 8 ), won't all files for my software apps (including setup files) be backuped in there?
1) From within Word, you should be able to right click on the picture, and click Save As Picture. Then save it somewhere on your computer. Then, click the Attachments and Other Options link while replying in the thread, and under Attach click Browse. Browse to your picture, and then you can upload it.
2) It will copy the program files, but not the actual setup files / installation files. You can copy them back, but most programs will not work just by doing that. For programs like MS Office, Adobe, anything big that you paid for, it's a good idea to keep an installation disk. For programs like iTunes, or anything you can download, you can just download the setup file again (or you can back them up if you saved them the first time you downloaded them). The most important part is to save license codes for any software you paid for. You can usually find them by searching your emails, and for any that you can't find, there are programs you can download that will find the license codes off your computer.