>>Allen, I have a need to transfer a couple of programs from my old to my new PC. Since both accept my USB ZIP it will be easy. Except that I won't be able to catch all the little system file changes for each program. I thought I saw a program somewhere that captures all that. "File transfer" comes to mind. Is there such a program? The programs were preloaded and I don't have the CD.<<
Gottfried -
You'd think that would be a simple tihng to do, wouldn't you? Unfortunately, in the wonderful world of Windows, it isn't.
But don't despair. There are a few different programs that should make that possible. I believe most of the "uninstaller" programs can do it, though you might have to futz around doing an uninstall from the first computer, having selected the option to backup all the removed files, then find the backed up files (usually in a specified sub-directory of the uninstaller program) and copy them to the new machine. Then you can use the "restore" function of the uninstaller program.
The programs should come with specific instructions for this process. I can't recommend one over another, because I don't use any of them.
I must say that I believe that there is something very wrong with an operating system which is designed in such a way that you can never be sure, when you uninstall a program, that all of its files have been deleted. And of course every program you get rid of will also leave dozens of vestigial entries in your registry, which might or might not cause problems at a later date.
Microsoft will tell you that if a Windows program is written properly, it should be able to completely uninstall itself without a problem. If that's so, then I guess Microsoft's own application software isn't written properly, because it sure doesn't uninstall itself completely.
Don't get me started. I'm about to go on a serious rant, here. It's not that I totally hate Windows. I just think that it has some very serious underlying flaws.
- Allen |
