Moving Programs to a New Computer

When I got new computer for Xmas I was very difficult to find one running Win-7. After I located one at reasonable price, I used Belkin Easy Transfer Cable to move app from XP computer.

I only had difficulty with two apps. Microsoft Money 2004 and Solitaire. I found MS Money Plus which, after some adjustments, works exactly like my old Money app.

My Solitaire was more difficult, some files transferred but data was something else. I had to more file by file. I had 50000 games played and was little over 50% wining percentage, so I was very determined not to lose my stats. Finally got eveything working smoothly.

Clickable link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor

Download the Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and when you run it, it will tell you what applications may be at risk of being a problem if you upgrade. Here is the link:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor

JaBob wrote:
Both PC the old one is XP new one would be Sys 7 or 8. Don't want to loose programs, no data involved.

Bob

you can't move an installed program...you'll need to re-install it. make sure the XP programs will work on 7 or 8. you may need new drivers or a new version. most of my XP stuff reinstalled and works with no problem on Win7 Pro.

Recently built a new system (about 2 months ago) with windows 7 as I am planning on retiring my XP system. All of my software applications I ran on XP are running fine on Windows 7 so far, no surprises as of yet. This is not to say all application are compatible.

I think you will like Windows 7 if you go that way.

I took my old XP system and installed Ubuntu onto it as the operating system, working great.

Good luck

If you have any Adobe products you might want to check their hardware upgrade instructions.
I have Lightroom and Adobe requires that the software be un-installed and registered with them as uninstalled before they let you install it on another computer.

That could be a problem... Some programs that work on XP will not work on Win 7/8 with out upgrades. Even Microsoft programs may require the purchase of a new version to operate. You may want to contact the authors of the existing software to see what they say and/or download a copy of a program from Microsoft that will advise you as to what programs you have that will need attention.