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I first try a “repair” install ( i.e., installing “on top of” the previous installation) and if that doesn’t fix whatever is amiss, I can still delete the whole dang subdirectory and try it again with a fresh install.Īfterwards, of course, I Cut-&-Paste the Installer (and any other relevant files) right back into the correct subdirectory.Īnother thing I try, is not installing - I try to see if it is possible to run a program by simply saving its files to a subfolder in the Program directory and creating a shortcut to its main executable, but not formally “installing” it - i.e., will it run “portably”? In an astonishing number of cases, the answer to this question is “yes” and if you can get away with this, not only do you save yourself from a bit of unnecessary Registry Rot, but there’s also very a good probability you’ll be able to simply copy the entire subdirectory over from your old drive into a corresponding location on a new drive and, assuming the operating system is the same (or at least compatible) the program should continue to work just fine.
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I first simply Cut the Install Program (and activation code files, if any, of course!) from the program’s subdirectory (because there’s a really good chance that a re-install might start by deleting everything in that directory anyway) and Paste it to my DeskTop then I double-click the Installer and run it from there, re-installing the program.
This way, if I ever transfer programs from one drive to another - or if for any other reason I need to re-install the program - the means is right there.
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Programįiles typically do not work, and usually have to be reinstalled on the newĪs far as possible, I download setup files and store them in the same subdirectory as the program they install, along with any textfiles containing any relevant license or activation codes, or what-have-you.
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Some program installed on the new computer that knows how to open them. In short: data files work just fine from old hard drive, as long as you have That’s why getting and keeping the original installation media is so That means you’ll need the original installation media in The rule of thumb is that if a program needed to be “setup” when it wasįirst installed on your old computer then it will need to be set up again to You’ve found Word.exe on your old drive and are trying to run it from the oldĭrive, then no – most of the time that will simply not work.
If by “open a file” you’re attempting to run a program – perhaps What alternatives work for you will depend once again onĮxactly what types of data files you’re working with. It has its pros and cons, but it is free and might be a Program – using Word as my example, that “.doc” file can also be read by theįree Open Office Suite. Remember, though, replacements don’t have to be the exact same That were installed on your old computer, you do need to go out and get Installed on your new computer that knows how to work with whatever type ofĪnd yes, if you don’t have the original installation disks for the programs The concept applies though: your externalĭrive contains your data files, and to open them you likely need a program I have no idea what kinds of dataĭocuments you might be working with. Onto your old computer you can just use that again to install it on this new
If you have the original installation media that you used to install Word – which typically means installed on the new computer’s hard drive. The program actually needs to be installed on your new computer It’s not enough that the Word program files might be on the old, nowĮxternal drive. Long as you have some program installed on the new computer that knows how to “… data files work just fine from old hard drive, as