As someone else suggested use the migwiz there is a new one on the MS web site that makes the transition from XP to 7 a little smoother. It will even let you know what programs are missing and need to be reinstalled. As you install them it will let you know they are now installed on the new system. Very nice in IMVHO.
Jon On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 5:32 PM, James Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > As far as I know your gonna have to reinstall your programs cause there > will be reg entries referring to the C drive and support files such as dlls > and such wont be in the right Windows folder. > > James > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Murray Freeman <[email protected]> > *To:* NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, February 26, 2010 5:02 PM > *Subject:* MOVING TO NEW COMPUTER > > I'm well aware that if I purchase a new computer, it most likely will > come with Windows 7 installed. I would like to be able to easily and quickly > retain all my existing files and programs, and I know that I can't just move > my old hard disk drive into the new machine and make it drive 0 and be up > and running without some work. So, I'm thinking about just adding my old > drive as drive "D" on the new machine and running the old programs off of > that drive. I can always move files and non-program stuff to the new drive, > or to a 2nd partition on the new drive but to reinstall my old programs will > be a pain. Will my approach work? Also, if I choose to get a laptop to > replace my old desktop, since I won't be able to install my old hard drive > from my old desktop computer, can I just partition the drive and then do an > image copy to the 2nd partition without any real issues? > > > *Murray* > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
