Data Transfer Question

Snowflake · 10-30-2008, 10:57 AM

Okay, what will I/do I need to transfer stuff from my old PC to the new shiny laptop when it arrives?

Much of what I do/use is already on the external hard drive, but some programs I use that I do not have CDs for and things that run off the c: how the heck can I migrate them?

Help!

Ghoulish Delight · 10-30-2008, 11:02 AM

You can't just copy programs over. You need to have an installation file, either on a CD or downloaded from the web. If you don't have the CD, you might be in a bit of a bind unless you want to search the peer-to-peer networks for copies to download.

madmonkeygirl · 10-30-2008, 11:05 AM

Good luck not sure how Matt helped me but he did.

Moonliner · 10-30-2008, 11:09 AM

It's a sticky wicket to be sure.

There are some applications for that but I have no personal experience with them to say if they work or not.

Personally I setup a virtual PC inside my new PC and make a full copy of the old pc. But I'm weird that way.....

Ghoulish Delight · 10-30-2008, 11:12 AM

What programs are you talking about specifically, we may be able to help with some.

Snowflake · 10-30-2008, 11:14 AM

Well, to be honest, I have most CDs. A few things like AVG are download (I do not think I ordered a backup CD) And there are a lot of crappy programs I do not use that I do not want on the new PC.

So maybe it will all be good.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-30-2008, 11:16 AM

Tada, problem solved! That'll be $150 please.

Snowflake · 10-30-2008, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Tada, problem solved! That'll be $150 please.

Wait until I get the thing and ask further questions, it will be your opportunity to earn even more monopoly money

BarTopDancer · 10-30-2008, 11:40 AM

AVGFree is a download.

If you paid for AVG they should be able to provide you with the code (and it's a downloadable software)

Kevy Baby · 10-30-2008, 02:44 PM

Some day I am going to come up with a good system of keeping track of important things that I can readily access in cases where I need the original install code, router passwords, etc.

I make notes, but they promptly get lost. And when I figure out (or reset) the router password, I am going to make a P-Touch label and stick it in the stupid router.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	You can't just copy programs over. You need to have an installation file, either on a CD or downloaded from the web. If you don't have the CD, you might be in a bit of a bind unless you want to search the peer-to-peer networks for copies to download. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	It's a sticky wicket to be sure. There are some applications for that but I have no personal experience with them to say if they work or not. Personally I setup a virtual PC inside my new PC and make a full copy of the old pc. But I'm weird that way..... __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	What programs are you talking about specifically, we may be able to help with some. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Well, to be honest, I have most CDs. A few things like AVG are download (I do not think I ordered a backup CD) And there are a lot of crappy programs I do not use that I do not want on the new PC. So maybe it will all be good. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Tada, problem solved! That'll be $150 please. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	AVGFree is a download. If you paid for AVG they should be able to provide you with the code (and it's a downloadable software) __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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