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transferring programs from old hard drive


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IndyBlue

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[Once again, I posted in the wrong forum. I moved this over to the XP Operating Systems forum. I apologize for making this mistake! I'd still love the help, though, so if you have any advice, please see go to the XP forum to answer my question. Once again, I'm sorry for posting this in the wrong place, and I thank you in advance for your help!]

Dear Geeks to Go,

You always solve my problems, so here I am again with another one. I'm not that computer savvy, so I apologize in advance if I'm not using the correct terminology to describe my situation.

Here's the background. I had Dell computer with Windows XP. I got the Blue Screen of Death, and Geeks to Go helped me recover my hard drive (MANY THANKS!!!). So, now I have a CPU (our IT guy at work gave it to me) and a new external hard drive. The CPU does not have a lot of storage space on it, but I have the external drive, which has lots. I have my old hard drive, and am able to access it by hooking it up to my current computer. I've already moved all my documents, pictures, and music to my new external hard drive.

Here's my dilemma: how do I transfer actual programs from the old hard drive to my new CPU/external hard drive? For example, I have two games (solitaire and mahjongg sets) that I purchased on the Internet over 8 (?) years ago. When I copy them onto my new CPU, they work; however, the registration keys don't seem to transfer over, and so I'm stuck with the trial versions. How do I find those registration keys? How do I get them to transfer over?

I have a bunch of programs like that. There's a photoshop program, and all sorts of others. Many of these I purchased/downloaded over the Internet, and I'm afraid that I will only get the trial versions. Like I said, I have all my files (e.g. photos, Word docs, music, etc.) but I'm having trouble moving the actual programs to my new CPU.

Can someone guide me here? Is there special software I can download? I don't know anything about this stuff, and would appreciate your help! I'm sure there's more information that you need, so please let me know what I need to provide for you. I downloaded Belarc Advisor--will that help at all?

MANY, MANY THANKS!!!

Sincerely,

Indy

Edited by IndyBlue, 20 February 2011 - 11:21 PM.

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phillipcorcoran

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You will need to re-install those programs using your new computer since you now have a new Registry which contains no entries for them.
Plus, your new Windows folder also contains no support files for them (they are put there when you install the program).

There is no way around that - if you are using a different copy of Windows to what you had before, you must re-install programs using the original setup file or program installation CD.
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[Once again, I posted in the wrong forum. I moved this over to the XP Operating Systems forum. I apologize for making this mistake! I'd still love the help, though, so if you have any advice, please see go to the XP forum to answer my question. Once again, I'm sorry for posting this in the wrong place, and I thank you in advance for your help!]



This issue has, as Indyblue has said, also been posted in the XP Forum.
In fact it hjas been posted TWICE
Once at 0511 hrs today and again 0516hrs today.

Edited by Macboatmaster, 21 February 2011 - 10:31 AM.

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Closed for duplication. Please respond to the topic located HERE
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