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copying files to disk and transferring
hi, i have a relatively new computer (one year old) with xp pro. my wife
just got and old lap top- and i just wanted to take some of the programs i've downloaded to the xp and load them onto to laptop to do basic stuff. the laptop is four years old, and has windows me. i have about 40 different spyware programs loaded onto my xp, and copied those to cd-r. some of them went, and some of them didn't. when i put the disc in the laptop, some of them loaded, and some of them didn't. i made two discs- one from a file i keep on the desktop, and one i went into the c-drive, and copied a bunch of shareware- and, also norton's. i just wanted to run norton's one, just to make sure there were no viruses on it. when i clicked on run, then browse, then found norton's, it loaded about 25 little folders. and, when i did this with some of the spyware, it did the same thing. my question is, how can i copy files so that i know it'll run in my wife's laptop. what did i do wrong? i was always under the assumption that a file could be copied, and then run on another system as long as it was compatible, and had the capability. i wasn't trying to rip norton off, and planned to buy it off the internet when i had ascertained the system was clean, but didn't want to hook up until i was sure, hence i tried to copy the file. is there a place where i can go to read about this? we are still relatively new at this- obviously, 'eh? any help would be greatly appreciated. happy thanksgiving, all. -- thx, sahib |
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copying files to disk and transferring
On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 13:53:03 -0800, sahib wrote:
hi, i have a relatively new computer (one year old) with xp pro. my wife just got and old lap top- and i just wanted to take some of the programs i've downloaded to the xp and load them onto to laptop to do basic stuff. the laptop is four years old, and has windows me. i have about 40 different spyware programs loaded onto my xp, and copied those to cd-r. some of them went, and some of them didn't. when i put the disc in the laptop, some of them loaded, and some of them didn't. i made two discs- one from a file i keep on the desktop, and one i went into the c-drive, and copied a bunch of shareware- and, also norton's. i just wanted to run norton's one, just to make sure there were no viruses on it. when i clicked on run, then browse, then found norton's, it loaded about 25 little folders. and, when i did this with some of the spyware, it did the same thing. my question is, how can i copy files so that i know it'll run in my wife's laptop. what did i do wrong? i was always under the assumption that a file could be copied, and then run on another system as long as it was compatible, and had the capability. i wasn't trying to rip norton off, and planned to buy it off the internet when i had ascertained the system was clean, but didn't want to hook up until i was sure, hence i tried to copy the file. is there a place where i can go to read about this? we are still relatively new at this- obviously, 'eh? any help would be greatly appreciated. happy thanksgiving, all. Happy thanksgiving to you as well! As you've discovered, there is a difference between programs capable of running from copied files and those that will not run without a full fledged installation. Most programs designed for Windows include a setup program that 1) creates a program folder with the main files for an application 2) may add other files to other folders that are outside of the program's own folder 3) creates necessary configuration steps (create a file or write to the registry) 4) creates desktop/start menu shortcuts and whatever else I missed. Copied programs only cover #1 above. Setup must be run to accomplish the others. In addition, setup programs sometimes contain mulitple file sets: each set is appropriate for a specific operating system. For example, Windows 9x/ME programs often use *.VXD files. These are not supported in Windows XP so a different file set is installed during setup. If the setup program does not contain multiple file sets, you need to download a different installation package than the one you have on hand for XP. Check the licenses on your software. Many will allow installation on a desktop and a second install on a portable system. The idea of this allowance is that you would be using both systems and can only run one copy of the software at a time. Also the extra install is not allowed with all software but with enough programs that it is worthwhile to spend some time checking license and eula text files for this information. An extra installation on a portable system is not a common allowance with antivirus programs. Also, Symantec has some kind product activation scheme built into their software. I don't use their products so am not familiar with the mechanisms used. However, their product activation may be what you're running into with the laptop. I understand the desire to run antivirus at least once before investing a lot of time configuring a system. You'll probably need to acquire another license for Norton before you can use that program for that purpose. Suggestion: You could download a free antivirus program now that is capable of running from floppy disk or CD and use that for the initial scan (Kapersky, perhaps?). Then install Norton's or antivirus program of choice later. -- Sharon F MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User |
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"sahib" wrote: hi, i have a relatively new computer (one year old) with xp pro. my wife just got and old lap top- and i just wanted to take some of the programs i've downloaded to the xp and load them onto to laptop to do basic stuff. the laptop is four years old, and has windows me. i have about 40 different spyware programs loaded onto my xp, and copied those to cd-r. some of them went, and some of them didn't. when i put the disc in the laptop, some of them loaded, and some of them didn't. i made two discs- one from a file i keep on the desktop, and one i went into the c-drive, and copied a bunch of shareware- and, also norton's. i just wanted to run norton's one, just to make sure there were no viruses on it. when i clicked on run, then browse, then found norton's, it loaded about 25 little folders. and, when i did this with some of the spyware, it did the same thing. my question is, how can i copy files so that i know it'll run in my wife's laptop. what did i do wrong? i was always under the assumption that a file could be copied, and then run on another system as long as it was compatible, and had the capability. i wasn't trying to rip norton off, and planned to buy it off the internet when i had ascertained the system was clean, but didn't want to hook up until i was sure, hence i tried to copy the file. is there a place where i can go to read about this? we are still relatively new at this- obviously, 'eh? any help would be greatly appreciated. happy thanksgiving, all. -- thx, sahib |
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You will have to install each program to the laptop.
K "Ron Newman" wrote in message ... "sahib" wrote: hi, i have a relatively new computer (one year old) with xp pro. my wife just got and old lap top- and i just wanted to take some of the programs i've downloaded to the xp and load them onto to laptop to do basic stuff. the laptop is four years old, and has windows me. i have about 40 different spyware programs loaded onto my xp, and copied those to cd-r. some of them went, and some of them didn't. when i put the disc in the laptop, some of them loaded, and some of them didn't. i made two discs- one from a file i keep on the desktop, and one i went into the c-drive, and copied a bunch of shareware- and, also norton's. i just wanted to run norton's one, just to make sure there were no viruses on it. when i clicked on run, then browse, then found norton's, it loaded about 25 little folders. and, when i did this with some of the spyware, it did the same thing. my question is, how can i copy files so that i know it'll run in my wife's laptop. what did i do wrong? i was always under the assumption that a file could be copied, and then run on another system as long as it was compatible, and had the capability. i wasn't trying to rip norton off, and planned to buy it off the internet when i had ascertained the system was clean, but didn't want to hook up until i was sure, hence i tried to copy the file. is there a place where i can go to read about this? we are still relatively new at this- obviously, 'eh? any help would be greatly appreciated. happy thanksgiving, all. -- thx, sahib |
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