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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on
order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
On 5/26/2016 12:20 PM, Dave C wrote:
I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! It is my understanding there use to be something like that for Windows, but it is not available in Windows 10. Personally I like to do a clean install on the new computer for all of the programs, letting the Operating System establish the best conditions for the programs and gets rid of the garbage build in the old program folder. As for file transfer, there are many ways to do that. If you are using Mozilla products Thunderbird etc you can use Mozback to transfer the profile form the old computer to the new. If she has access to a LAN, she can use the File Explorer and transfer her data directories from the old computer to the new computer by copying and pasting. I believe the best way of transferring data from the old computer to the new computer is to use the Disk drive of the old computer. If you go down to the computer store, you can find disk enclosures for both laptop drives or desktop drives. These enclosures are cheap $10 to $30. You basically put the old drive in to the enclosure and connect to the new computer with USB port. Here are some examples http://www.staples.com/usb+drive+enc...e%20enclosures Using this method you can transfer the data to the new computer at your leisure. If you want to rearrange the folder structure you make the new structure and copy the data into the folders in the new structure. You do not have to worry about possible data corruption with the transfer program. The upside of this is once you have the files on your new computer, you have usable back up disk drive. Once you are sure you have every thing from the old drive, you can reformat to remove the old OS and other unnecessary files, and have a decent size drive for a primary or secondary back up disk. The more backups the safer your data. There are many free backup programs available that make backups a couple of clicks. I use Synback Free. |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
On 26/05/2016 17:20, Dave C wrote:
I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! you need the original disks and serial numbers. Once you have got them, you just install them in the normal way on your new machine. After that, you need to transfer the old data files to your new computer. This is best done by copying them on removable flash drive and using this drive on your new machine and copying them back. Alternatively, you could copy these data files on to Microsoft,s One Drive and then this can be accessed on your new machine by logging in to your Microsoft Account. -- /*This post contains rich text (HTML). if you don't like it then you can kill-filter the poster without crying about it like a small baby so that you don't see this poster's posts ever again.*/ /*This message is best read in Mozilla Thunderbird as it uses 21st century technology.*/ |
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On 26/05/2016 18:08, Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 5/26/2016 12:20 PM, Dave C wrote: I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! It is my understanding there use to be something like that for Windows, but it is not available in Windows 10. Your understanding is defective. The transfer program on Windows (XP, Vista, 7 and 10) is to transfer the files and SETTINGS only. They don't transfer applications. Personally I like to do a clean install on the new computer for all of the programs, letting the Operating System establish the best conditions for the programs and gets rid of the garbage build in the old program folder. I agree with you here. As for file transfer, there are many ways to do that. If you are using Mozilla products Thunderbird etc you can use Mozback to transfer the profile form the old computer to the new. No I don't agree this. the best way is to copy the folder from the old machine and copy it back on the new machine like I have done here for Thunderbird: Copy Mozilla folders http://content.screencast.com/users/JT19560819/folders/Jing/media/cd256634-b143-4e24-a32d-4d8e63cf1832/2016-05-26_1817.png And for Firefox it is like this: Firefox http://content.screencast.com/users/JT19560819/folders/Jing/media/52299c0c-66a0-4b9d-856b-ca9c2ac9df0c/2016-05-26_1819.png I -- /*This post contains rich text (HTML). if you don't like it then you can kill-filter the poster without crying about it like a small baby so that you don't see this poster's posts ever again.*/ /*This message is best read in Mozilla Thunderbird as it uses 21st century technology.*/ |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
Dave C wrote:
I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! For many simpler programs, you can just copy the executable file (and whatever else may be in its directory). But for more complex programs, you'll need to dig out the installation media and run that on the new machine. -- Tim Slattery tim at risingdove dot com |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
On Thu, 26 May 2016 12:20:53 -0400, Dave C wrote:
I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! It depends on the program, but in general the answer is no. Except for a few simpler programs, they are not simply exe files, but they also have many needed files and references to them, in the registry and elsewhere. So just transferring the exe files doesn't work. So she may have a simple program or two where just transferring the exe file works, but for the great majority of programs she will have to reinstall the programs from their original media. It usually isn't even worth the trouble of trying to find programs where just transferring will work; she should reinstall them all from their original media. And by the way, this has nothing to do with going from XP to 10. The same point holds if you go from any Windows machine to another one, even if the two are running the same version of Windows. |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
Dave C wrote:
I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! The history: FAST - File and Settings Transfer wizard. WET - Windows Easy Transfer Laplink - On Win10, Microsoft licensed a version of Laplink Version is free for usage by Windows users. All of the above only transfer the home directory. They are not intended to move programs. So when you find a solution that is free, it doesn't move programs. It's mainly for moving user data. ******* A paid version of Laplink may support migration. It takes hours to run. No guarantees on what happens when doing so. You would prepare a backup image of the Win10 PC before running such a tool. Try the migration. It costs money for this one. There are no guarantees on the accuracy of the transfer. http://www.laplink.com/index.php/ind...ature-overview There are two reviews on this page, or perhaps check Amazon and see if anyone wrote a real review for it there. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832300024 "Marginally better than just reinstalling everthing Pros: About 50% of applications where successfully transferred Cons: Half of applications did not transfer successfully; data files had to be transferred manually (without using PCMove); technical support is the worst in the buinsesss " People tend to have strong opinions, when they spend big money on stuff like this. The transfer would have to be virtually perfect, to get a good review. There is likely to be some other migration program besides that one, but since a useless version of Laplink came with Win10, their name came to mind right away. Which is why they made this deal with Microsoft. For the advertising. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplink_PCmover http://www.zinstall.com/products/zinstall-vs-pcmover Paul |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
"Dave C" wrote in message ... I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! There are several programs that can transfer installed programs from one pc tp another , I cannot vouch for their efficacy. Here is one for example http://www.easeus.com/free-pc-transf...-computer.html MJP |
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On 26/05/2016 23:00, MJP wrote:
"Dave C" wrote in message ... I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! There are several programs that can transfer installed programs from one pc tp another , I cannot vouch for their efficacy. Here is one for example http://www.easeus.com/free-pc-transf...-computer.html MJP Frankly, if the OP is prepared to install third-party software for stupid things like this then he might do something like in this article: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-upgrade-windows-xp-windows-10-free-without-data-loss-1514624 Takes time but David C is our resident troll going by various nyms ~BD~, David B etc etc He also stalks people on these newsgroups and he is fascinated by people knowing too much about Windows. He personally doesn't use Windows but his hobby is technologies and stalking so you have him here. -- /*This post contains rich text (HTML). if you don't like it then you can kill-filter the poster without crying about it like a small baby so that you don't see this poster's posts ever again.*/ /*This message is best read in Mozilla Thunderbird as it uses 21st century technology.*/ |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
On Thu, 26 May 2016 23:00:29 +0100, "MJP"
wrote: There are several programs that can transfer installed programs from one pc tp another , I cannot vouch for their efficacy. I've tried several similar programs in the past (but not that one). In my experience they work with some program installations and fail on others. So I recommend staying away from them, or at the most, giving them a try, but being prepared to reinstall from the original media should that be necessary (as it often is). |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
On 27/05/2016 12:20 AM, Dave C wrote:
I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! Just keep the hard disk of the XP unit intact! COPY files over to the new unit, NOT moving them. -- @~@ Remain silent. Drink, Blink, Stretch! Live long and prosper! / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and farces be with you! /( _ )\ (Fedora release 23) Linux 4.4.9-300.fc23.x86_64 ^ ^ 21:51:01 up 6 days 23:53 0 users load average: 1.17 1.08 1.07 不借貸! 不詐騙! 不援交! 不打交! 不打劫! 不自殺! 請考慮綜援 (CSSA): http://www.swd.gov.hk/tc/index/site_...sub_addressesa |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
On 05/26/16 09:20, Dave C so wittily quipped:
I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. I suggest cancel the order, and get a machine with 7 pro on it instead. The process will most likely be EASIER, and just make sure it doesn't download "KB3035583" (aka 'GWX' the "up"grade coercion utility) as for transferring, it may be best to bite the bullet and just re-install whatever you need on the new machine. copy data files onto a USB stick [your new backup] and THEN copy them onto the new machine when it's up to speed. (In my opinion, OLDER programs are more likely to be compatible with 7 than with Win-10-nic) It can take the better part of a day to do this, depending on what you have installed. |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
On 05/26/16 14:52, Wolf K so wittily quipped:
Reinstall, but using original media will work only with programs that Win10 can run, and after installation they will have to be updated, which entails additional hassle, and sometimes cost. Win 10 will not run programs written for 8-bit or 16-bit machines. uh, I don't think there are any 8 bit windows machines... but yeah, 16-bit won't work in 64-bit 7, either. the danger here is having to PURCHASE NEWER VERSIONS because the old stuff won't run on 10. and yeah, don't wipe the old hard drive until your data files are backed up AND transferred to the new box. |
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Win XP to Win 10 Program transfer?
In alt.comp.os.windows-10 message ac8ekb981sops3ovk1j6ttrpth512p1c5e@4a
x.com, Thu, 26 May 2016 12:20:53, Dave C posted: I am hleping a friend, whom will soon retire an XP unit, and has on order a new Win 10 PC. Is there a procedure, whereby she can "migrate" / transfer (not sure of the proper tech term) her existing XP programs to her new Win 10 unit? If yes, it sure would ease her transisition ! Note that (1) There are "minor" programs which do not need any installing, just copying to a suitable location and arranging how to start them. Don't assume that everything will need to be installed. (2) There are things which you might not think of as programs, but which act as programs. At least some of these run in browsers, as HTM, HTML etc. pages or as HTA pages[*]. (3) Windows Scripting Host code should I think transfer, unless any OS- specific stuff is used. (4) Expect the worst, but do not rely on it! [*] For example I have a JavaScript file which can be run as command prompt CScript or included in an HTA file - it is an enhanced version of DIR, more or less. P.S. Ask her, and see, what she actually uses, and ask whether she in each case can recall how it got there. -- (c) John Stockton, Surrey, UK. Turnpike v6.05 MIME. Merlyn Web Site - FAQish topics, acronyms, & links. |
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