Moving programs to a new hard drive

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I just added a new hard drive and want to know how to move
programs from the original (now crowded) drive to the new
drive, and be sure they start and run correctly. Can
somebody offer simple directions?
 
Mark said:
I just added a new hard drive and want to know how to move
programs from the original (now crowded) drive to the new
drive, and be sure they start and run correctly. Can
somebody offer simple directions?
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I have a program called "COA2" (change of address) which is a PC Mag
utility I believe.

I copy the directories to the new partition, run the program which
changes all references to the new partition, and then after. just delete
the original directory. Works flawlessly, and I have used it many times
 
For XP
If you mean moving to a new drive and then using that drive to boot from -
its easy to copy almost everything from one drive to another under windows. The
problem is the Docs and Settings folder contains some files which can't be
copied as Windows is using them - this aslo applies to some files in the Windows
directory. You will have to do this from a floppy disk - providing you have
FAT32 disks - not NTFS - as the system can't be booted from a floppy under this
file system. But - although I have just mirrored my old 60G disk to a new 120G
and done all this AND copied the Windows files and booted from the new disk. All
I get is the Windows Logon screen and NO users - even though all the user
directories have been copied over - I used RH Linux, which I have on the system
in dual boot fashion to do all this. Although seemingly all files are present -
I have been unable to get the windows logon screen to show any users... A
solution to this would be welcome. I ended up installing Windows on the new
disk THEN copying stuff over over the top - that worked.

Hope this helps if this is what you are trying to do.

:-)
 
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