My 2nd hand computer I recently discovered has an illegal version of windowsXP. I have fitted a new hard drive and installed on it a clean legal version of windows XP. Is there any way I can transfer the applications installed with the illegal, but fully working, version of XP to to the new drive. I could then reformat the old drive and erase everything on it?
2006-12-30 23:47:24 · 6 answers · asked by terry_armstronguk 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
yeah, run the legal copy setup.exe, and choose repair windows xp. that will keep all your applications and will replace the illegal copy
2006-12-30 23:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by Splishy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do this with some applications but alot of apps install .dll files and add registry settings and you could damage the operating system if went to the bother of trying to add these.
You could try installing both drives and ensure the BIOS is set to boot from your new drive and you might be able to access the old drive and at least have some access to any files which you forgot about.
The safest and easiest way would be to reinstall the software. You can always try to move the contents of a program from your old drives C\:Program Files folder to your new drive but I suspect many of them wont launch, in which case just delete them
2006-12-31 00:04:33 · answer #2 · answered by elektric_soup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
With Windows XP Programs must be installed they can not be copied or transfered
If you have made an Image using Norton Ghost you will be ok.
But if you did that you would not be asking this question.
2006-12-30 23:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by Gowrie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i might ought to accept as true with you, i does no longer desire Vista the two. it relatively is beneficial to tutor off your laptop and boot from the disc instead of merely installation it. You do might desire to do a clean set up, of course an improve won't artwork. attempt it, shop me published. Oh, and alot of documents which you had on your laptop for drivers and stuff would be long gone in case you are trying this, so i might get all the drivers for all the internal factors and internet service first in the past doing this. good success.
2016-11-25 02:37:05 · answer #4 · answered by heuss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you can't just transfer them like you would regular files. You have to install them from scratch on the new harddrive. Be sure to uninstall them from the other drive first, or just format the drive.
2006-12-30 23:58:45 · answer #5 · answered by lj1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. That's only a DATA you're transferring.
Good luck
2006-12-30 23:48:59 · answer #6 · answered by The cable guy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋