Re: transferring programs to cd

From: flo (justmeflo_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:30:59 -0600

i want to save the program (exe file) and all the dll's and ini's files

"HillBillyBuddhist" <hillbillybuddhist@shoescolumbus.rr.com> wrote in
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> "flo" <justmeflo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> |
> | Please help me out here. I use win rar. So lets say I go to a program
> and
> | right click it - then I would add it to archives. A pop up screen comes
> up
> | called archive name and parameters. I would name it. and click ok.
Then
> go
> | back to that program and right click. Then send it to my E drive.(that
is
> | where my cd burner is.
> | Please tell me it I did this right???
> |
> | If I did................... Thanks a million as I also have free ones.
> |
> |
>
> You will then have an archive of the files you wrote to disk yes. That's
> fine for data files. Documents, images, MP3's etc.. It is useless however
> for saving entire programs.
>
> When you install a program (an application) in Windows the installition
> routine writes files and configuration data all over the harddrive.
Entries
> are made in the registry. A vast majority of programs install dll files
into
> the Windows directory. The application will not run unless it finds all
> these support files and registry entries when you attempt to launch it.
>
> Example; Let's say you archive (copy to CD) all the files in your word
> processors folder. Let's say C:\Program Files\Word Perfect. (just an
> example) Then you format (erase) the hard drive. Now you copy all the
files
> you archived back to the freshly formatted harddrive. You *do not* have a
> working copy Word Perfect. When you try to launch the program it will look
> for all the support files and registry entries it expects to find, won't
> find them and fail to operate. There are exceptions of programs that are
> "stand-alone" and require no support files or registry entries but, in the
> XP world they are *very* rare.
>
> What you need is a complete backup of your harddrive. I use backUP MyPC
from
> Stomp.
> www.stompinc.com
>
> It will back up to CDR or DVD +/- R.
>
> Or and imaging program like Ghost.
>
> http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/
>
> Of course if you're having the computer worked on becuase of software
> problems and you do a complete backup you'll be backing up the problems
too,
> in which case your only option is to do a clean install of Windows and
> reinstall your programs one at a time. The time to do a backup is before
> problems arise. Best of luck.
>
> --
> D
>
> I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
> I was just trying to help.
> Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
> advice herein.
> No warranty is expressed or implied.
> Your mileage may vary.
> See store for details. :)
>
> Remove shoes to E-mail.
>
>
>

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