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I just added an extra harddrive and I want to move many of the programs to
that drive to free up the main one so it will run better and faster. I know
that moving the program creats problem because the programs come up with
messages saying it couldn't find a specific file in a specific location. Can
the files be moved in a better way without creating this issue and without
having to uninstall and reinstall.

Here is an example...tonight I installed Microsoft Works but named the wrong
drive..oops...so I copied it and pasted it in the right place and deleted the
original...then I fixed the shortcuts so that it would lead to the program.
The shortcuts worked fine and so did the program but when I tried to do
something on the program that accessed a file....it gave the first drive
designation as what it wanted to load. This problem also occurs when you try
to put things into folders.
Please help and thanks
 
Robert said:
I just added an extra harddrive and I want to move many of the programs to
that drive to free up the main one so it will run better and faster. I know
that moving the program creats problem because the programs come up with
messages saying it couldn't find a specific file in a specific location. Can
the files be moved in a better way without creating this issue and without
having to uninstall and reinstall.

Here is an example...tonight I installed Microsoft Works but named the wrong
drive..oops...so I copied it and pasted it in the right place and deleted the
original...then I fixed the shortcuts so that it would lead to the program.
The shortcuts worked fine and so did the program but when I tried to do
something on the program that accessed a file....it gave the first drive
designation as what it wanted to load. This problem also occurs when you try
to put things into folders.
Please help and thanks
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IMO there are no 100% reliable ways to do this.
 
Robert said:
I just added an extra harddrive and I want to move many of the programs to
that drive to free up the main one so it will run better and faster. I know
that moving the program creats problem because the programs come up with
messages saying it couldn't find a specific file in a specific location. Can
the files be moved in a better way without creating this issue and without
having to uninstall and reinstall.

Here is an example...tonight I installed Microsoft Works but named the wrong
drive..oops...so I copied it and pasted it in the right place and deleted the
original...then I fixed the shortcuts so that it would lead to the program.
The shortcuts worked fine and so did the program but when I tried to do
something on the program that accessed a file....it gave the first drive
designation as what it wanted to load. This problem also occurs when you try
to put things into folders.
Please help and thanks
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I would like to add, though, that MVP Michael Stevens had posted that he
has had 100% success with a program called Application Mover.
http://majorgeeks.com/download526.html

Here is the thread that has that posting:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...+author:cornell&rnum=3&hl=en#3d3a310706ebb48b
 
Interesting link.
I assumed that when Symantec? removed their Application Mover from one of
their apps it was because of major problems caused
 
Is there anything from Symantec that doesn't?

For the OP:

The only safe and reliable way to move the program folders is to uninstall
the software, then reinstall it using the custom options and choose a folder
on the new drive. Every other manner of doing it carries with it a risk of
corruption of the program.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

DL said:
Interesting link.
I assumed that when Symantec? removed their Application Mover from one of
their apps it was because of major problems caused
Click to expand...
 
:)

Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Is there anything from Symantec that doesn't?

For the OP:

The only safe and reliable way to move the program folders is to uninstall
the software, then reinstall it using the custom options and choose a folder
on the new drive. Every other manner of doing it carries with it a risk of
corruption of the program.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
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