So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and lost
everything including my main machine. My main machine was a dual core
machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon, and the Windows
Media.

My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best method of
"porting" all the applications on this machine to my new machine when it
comes in?

If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual core
drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.

Ross

In news:iftVg.34510$(E-Mail Removed),
Ross M. Greenberg <(E-Mail Removed)> typed:
> So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and
> lost everything including my main machine. My main machine was a
> dual core machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon,
> and the Windows Media.
>
> My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best
> method of "porting" all the applications on this machine to my new
> machine when it comes in?
>
> If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
> everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
> already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual
> core drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.
>
> Ross

You can't just copy your installed applications from one box to
another....you have to reinstall them, unless you were to use imaging
software (Acronis, Ghost, whatnot) but that would overwrite your whole new
OS / config, and would likely be ****y about the hardware not matching. The
important stuff to back up is your *data* - and keep your installation media
for all your software, handy. A big pot of strong coffee and some
entertaining music might help for the process.

"Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:iftVg.34510$(E-Mail Removed)...
> So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and lost
> everything including my main machine. My main machine was a dual core
> machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon, and the
> Windows Media.
>
> My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best method of
> "porting" all the applications on this machine to my new machine when it
> comes in?
>
> If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
> everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
> already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual core
> drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.

In all honestly it looks like reinstalling your applications and then
copying files across manually.

Unless you've got an image of the drive (which would then only work if you
had a near identical machine to copy it to), it looks like you'll have to do
things the old fashioned way.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:iftVg.34510$(E-Mail Removed)...
> So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and lost
> everything including my main machine. My main machine was a dual core
> machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon, and the
Windows
> Media.
>
> My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best method of
> "porting" all the applications on this machine to my new machine when it
> comes in?
>
> If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
> everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
> already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual core
> drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.
>
> Ross

You have to re-install your applications. Unless you're dealing
with a very simple application, you don't stand a chance of getting
all the registry entries and all the files right.

With rare exception, you have to install the programs fresh on the machine
you wish to use them on.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:iftVg.34510$(E-Mail Removed)...
> So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and lost
> everything including my main machine. My main machine was a dual core
> machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon, and the
> Windows Media.
>
> My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best method of
> "porting" all the applications on this machine to my new machine when it
> comes in?
>
> If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
> everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
> already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual core
> drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.
>
> Ross
>
>
>

I recall a PowerQuest utility, part of Partition Magic, called Magic Mover
that did this, but I no longer see it on their Website......


"Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:iftVg.34510$(E-Mail Removed)...
> So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and lost
> everything including my main machine. My main machine was a dual core
> machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon, and the
> Windows Media.
>
> My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best method of
> "porting" all the applications on this machine to my new machine when it
> comes in?
>
> If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
> everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
> already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual core
> drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.
>
> Ross
>
>
>

That was for moving from one partition to another partition on the same
computer.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:kGtVg.34725$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I recall a PowerQuest utility, part of Partition Magic, called Magic Mover
>that did this, but I no longer see it on their Website......
>
>
> "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:iftVg.34510$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and lost
>> everything including my main machine. My main machine was a dual core
>> machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon, and the
>> Windows Media.
>>
>> My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best method
>> of "porting" all the applications on this machine to my new machine when
>> it comes in?
>>
>> If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
>> everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
>> already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual core
>> drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.
>>
>> Ross
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Wouldn't it work onto an external drive/partition?


"Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:epdV$(E-Mail Removed)...
> That was for moving from one partition to another partition on the same
> computer.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:kGtVg.34725$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I recall a PowerQuest utility, part of Partition Magic, called Magic
>>Mover that did this, but I no longer see it on their Website......
>>
>>
>> "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:iftVg.34510$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and
>>> lost everything including my main machine. My main machine was a dual
>>> core machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon, and the
>>> Windows Media.
>>>
>>> My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best method
>>> of "porting" all the applications on this machine to my new machine when
>>> it comes in?
>>>
>>> If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
>>> everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
>>> already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual core
>>> drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.
>>>
>>> Ross
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Not to my way of thinking it wouldn't. When a program was moved, it altered
the registry entries in the host operating system, as well as moved the
program files. So now, the program may operate from the external drive - BUT
ONLY ON THE SAME COMPUTER.
--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:N1uVg.34805$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Wouldn't it work onto an external drive/partition?
>
>
> "Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:epdV$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> That was for moving from one partition to another partition on the same
>> computer.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>
>> Quote from George Ankner:
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:kGtVg.34725$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I recall a PowerQuest utility, part of Partition Magic, called Magic
>>>Mover that did this, but I no longer see it on their Website......
>>>
>>>
>>> "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:iftVg.34510$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and
>>>> lost everything including my main machine. My main machine was a dual
>>>> core machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon, and
>>>> the Windows Media.
>>>>
>>>> My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best method
>>>> of "porting" all the applications on this machine to my new machine
>>>> when it comes in?
>>>>
>>>> If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
>>>> everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
>>>> already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual
>>>> core drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.
>>>>
>>>> Ross
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

What about running depends.exe and finding all matching entries in the
registry (you can see what I'm after, I guess.....)

"Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Not to my way of thinking it wouldn't. When a program was moved, it
> altered the registry entries in the host operating system, as well as
> moved the program files. So now, the program may operate from the external
> drive - BUT ONLY ON THE SAME COMPUTER.
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
> "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:N1uVg.34805$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Wouldn't it work onto an external drive/partition?
>>
>>
>> "Richard Urban" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:epdV$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> That was for moving from one partition to another partition on the same
>>> computer.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>>>
>>> Quote from George Ankner:
>>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>>
>>> "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:kGtVg.34725$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I recall a PowerQuest utility, part of Partition Magic, called Magic
>>>>Mover that did this, but I no longer see it on their Website......
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Ross M. Greenberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>> news:iftVg.34510$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> So I'm in the process of changing machines. I had a major fire, and
>>>>> lost everything including my main machine. My main machine was a dual
>>>>> core machine running XP Pro. This machine is running an Athlon, and
>>>>> the Windows Media.
>>>>>
>>>>> My replacement machine is due in a week or so. What is the best
>>>>> method of "porting" all the applications on this machine to my new
>>>>> machine when it comes in?
>>>>>
>>>>> If I say if everything went to an external USB drive, I can restore
>>>>> everything by just bringing the drive across. However, how do I move
>>>>> already existing software to the USB drive and then to the new dual
>>>>> core drive? The registry I figure it's going to be a problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ross
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>