Re: HDD from old computer configured as USB disk....how do I

<grin> I didn't get into that because I knew it wouldn't work!

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
news:O1DJwunUFHA.1432@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> There also is a legal question, unless you buy a
> server-based application, you're plan is the same as
> installing the application on more than one computer. (point
> to the OP)
>
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> in message news:%235xWv9mUFHA.3152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | Even though you install applications to a USB hard drive
> many files
> | pertinent to the running of the application are
> automatically placed on the
> | Windows drive. Then there are the hundreds of registry
> entries that reside
> | in the registry of the computer where the application was
> installed. Moving
> | the USB drive to another computer will not allow those
> applications to run!
> |
> | --
> | Regards,
> |
> | Richard Urban
> |
> | aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
> |
> | If you knew as much as you think you know,
> | You would realize that you don't know what you thought you
> knew!
> |
> |
> | "groundhog1" <groundhog1rb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> |
> news:f8732e7cf25d2bf42fe1f52d0a2bef82@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > get my new XP pro operating system to recognise all of
> the applications on
> | > the USB drive?
> | >
> | > I want to use my applications both at home and work and
> just move the USB
> | > HDD around.
> | >
> |
> |
>
>


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