File Transfer

[Randy Yo]

My father in law just got a new system that runs Win XP.
His old system (Win 95 on another hard drive)has files and
programs that he wants on his new system. Since most of
the disks are now lost, is it possible to transfer the
files to the new system? The only big problem I see is
that the registry entries will be skewed. Do you have any
suggestions?

Randy

[Nicholas]

Software programs cannot be copied and transferred.....they must be
installed using the original installation media. Only data files can
be copied and transferred.

--=20
Nicholas

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"Randy Yo" > wrote in message:
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| My father in law just got a new system that runs Win XP.=20
| His old system (Win 95 on another hard drive)has files and=20
| programs that he wants on his new system. Since most of=20
| the disks are now lost, is it possible to transfer the=20
| files to the new system? The only big problem I see is=20
| that the registry entries will be skewed. Do you have any=20
| suggestions?
|=20
| Randy

[Randy]

Well, that was what I was afraid of. So, if he has one
operating system with W95 and one with XP he is out of
luck in terms of keeping as much of his old system as he
would like? I suppose that buying a second copy of XP (as
an upgrade) would do the trick. Then it could be installed
on the original hard drive, the second hard drive could be
erased and then the first hard drive information could be
copied to the second. This sounds very involved but you
haven't met my father in law.

Randy
>-----Original Message-----
>Software programs cannot be copied and
transferred.....they must be
>installed using the original installation media. Only
data files can
>be copied and transferred.
>
>--
>Nicholas
>
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>
>"Randy Yo" > wrote in message:
> ...
>
>| My father in law just got a new system that runs Win
XP.
>| His old system (Win 95 on another hard drive)has files
and
>| programs that he wants on his new system. Since most
of
>| the disks are now lost, is it possible to transfer the
>| files to the new system? The only big problem I see is
>| that the registry entries will be skewed. Do you have
any
>| suggestions?
>|
>| Randy
>.
>

[Nicholas]

Randy --

One cannot upgrade Windows 95 to Windows XP.
Only a Windows 98/ME installation can be upgraded.

--=20
Nicholas

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"Randy" > wrote in message:
...

| Well, that was what I was afraid of. So, if he has one=20
| operating system with W95 and one with XP he is out of=20
| luck in terms of keeping as much of his old system as he=20
| would like? I suppose that buying a second copy of XP (as=20
| an upgrade) would do the trick. Then it could be installed=20
| on the original hard drive, the second hard drive could be=20
| erased and then the first hard drive information could be=20
| copied to the second. This sounds very involved but you=20
| haven't met my father in law.
|=20
| Randy
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Software programs cannot be copied and=20
| transferred.....they must be
| >installed using the original installation media. Only=20
| data files can
| >be copied and transferred.
| >
| >--=20
| >Nicholas
| >
| >----------------------------------------------------------
| ------------
| >
| >"Randy Yo" > wrote in message:
| > ...
| >
| >| My father in law just got a new system that runs Win=20
| XP.=20
| >| His old system (Win 95 on another hard drive)has files=20
| and=20
| >| programs that he wants on his new system. Since most=20
| of=20
| >| the disks are now lost, is it possible to transfer the=20
| >| files to the new system? The only big problem I see is=20
| >| that the registry entries will be skewed. Do you have=20
| any=20
| >| suggestions?
| >|=20
| >| Randy
| >.
| >