Copying Programs to CDs

[Lisa]

My sister just purchased a new PC and wants me to help her set it up.
Unfortuneably, she is on a dial up. Is there a way I can copy programs such
as Spybot, Adaware, and other downloads that take forever on a dial up from
my PC to a CD and set it up to run on her PC? If so, could someone give me
specific instructions as to how?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

My sister just purchased a new PC and wants me to help her set it up.
Unfortuneably, she is on a dial up. Is there a way I can copy programs such
as Spybot, Adaware, and other downloads that take forever on a dial up from
my PC to a CD and set it up to run on her PC?

Yes.

If so, could someone give me
specific instructions as to how?

Download the desired programs/utilities from the various pertinent web
sites, saving them all into a single folder on your hard drive. Use the
instructions provided with whichever CD burning application you use to
burn the contents of that folder to a blank CD.


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[DL]

You can copy the installer/setup file, but not programs.
If you did'nt save the setup files you would have to download them all
again, burn them to cd, then copy from cd to a folder, eg download, on the
new PC. You may have to set the read only attribute off, after you've copied
the file to PC.

 

[Lisa]

I'm confused. I already have these programs on my PC. Can I copy them all
from their current location on my PC? Don't I have to do something to get it
to run on hers? Also, how do I change to Read only? I've never done that.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm confused. I already have these programs on my PC. Can I copy them all
from their current location on my PC?

No. It's not at all practical to copy an already installed application
from one computer to another. You'd have to export all of the pertinent
registry entries (and there could easily be dozens, if not hundreds) for
tranfer and importation into the registry on the target computer; you'd
also have to find and copy any essential system files (such as Dynamic
Link Libraries) from the various Windows system files, and place them in
the corresponding folders on the target machine. An expert with several
hours of spare time might be able to pull it off.

It would be far simpler just to download the installers for the desired
applications and burn them to CD, for installation on the other computer.

Don't I have to do something to get it
to run on hers?

No, you shouldn't have to do anything special.

Also, how do I change to Read only? I've never done that.

Change *what* to Read Only? And why would you want to?


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Bruce Chambers

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[Lisa]

"Change *what* to Read Only? And why would you want to?

Bruce, you previously posted "You may have to set the read only attribute
off, after you've copied the file to PC." and I didn't understand that.

 

[DL]

Bruce did'nt state that I did.
It *may not be neccessary*, only do it if the installer wont run.
In explorer locate the file, right click>properties>untick read only
(When you do, a simple burn a file to cd, it becomes read only, so if you
wanted to open the file to, eg edit, you couldnt whilst it is read only)

 

[Lisa]

Thank you so much for the explanation. I had no idea what is meant or how to
achieve it! I clicked on the properties of a program and I see what you
mean. Thanks again!

 

[DL]

your welcome

Thank you so much for the explanation. I had no idea what is meant or how to
achieve it! I clicked on the properties of a program and I see what you
mean. Thanks again!