I am changing to a new laptop soon, but there is some software (like Photoshop - which I've had for ages - and which you don't change often due to the $$$ cost) for which I no longer have/can find the install disk, so can it be moved onto a new computer by simply transferring the install file/Program Files data file?
The same would apply for MS Office, except I've already purchased a new version of that (partly because I wanted to upgrade to the latest version) because I don't have the install/back-up disks, because it was pre-installed on my computer, as an extra option, when I purchased it.
I presume that this would be legal, if it is possible, as long as the software was only used on the new computer and removed from the old one after transferral.
Thanks