Re: How do I move programs from old machine to new

Thanks will try

"Ron Martell" wrote:

> "Rick Christenson" <RickChristenson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >I’m back next day, I have old programs that I got to work-run on old XP
> >machine, these programs are on 3.5" floppies and the install disk have
> >crashed & died with age, but programs are still up and running on old system.
> >So I cant reinstall, need to find a way to move programs to new machine
> >before old machine dies also. Not trying to be stubborn, but stuck and
> >looking for a fix for this situation
> >
>
> If they are that old then it is possible that they may in fact be 16
> bit Windows 3.x programs that do not use registry entries, or very
> simple Windows 9x apps that can be run without them.
>
> Try just copying the program folder and files from the old drive to
> the new drive, after installing the old drive temporarily as a second
> hard drive in the new computer. Then use Windows Explorer to locate
> the executable file for the program and double-click on it to launch
> it. If there is a problem then the content of the error message(s)
> produced should help to determine what else is needed.
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
> http://aumha.org/alex.htm
>
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