There is one thing I did lose when the laptop died...SQL Server databases. I didn't realize that the MDF and LDF files are not caught in the backup. I'll have to find a way to remember that I need to manually apply those.
The combination of preparing for Code Camp 2008, overbooking myself with work, and the hard drive crash, I am getting less sleep than usual and, as a result, am not always thinking clearly. Why am I telling you this? Well...
Regarding reinstalling software...I am having MAJOR issues installed the 3.0 extensions for VS 2K5. I have a 3rd-party open source product that uses WPF. I want to view it and have been using VS 2K5 for months. DUH! I have VS 2K8! So needless to say I just switched.