Using additional hard drive

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Chester Simmons

I recently installed an additional hard drive (E) and
would like to know how I move or transfer applications
(particulary Quicken) to the new drive where there is
obviously more space. Thank you
 
Uninstall it, then reinstall it to the new drive.

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Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
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| I recently installed an additional hard drive (E) and
| would like to know how I move or transfer applications
| (particulary Quicken) to the new drive where there is
| obviously more space. Thank you
 
Hi Chester,

To move the application you need to uninstall it from its current location,
then reinstall it using hte "custom" options (this will give you an
opportunity to designate the installation location). This is the best way to
get the system pointers and registry entries pointing to the right location,
you cannot simply drag and drop the program fodler.

There are programs available that can assist in simply moving the program
folder, and they work rather well with small applications. Their use for
large, intricate programs like Quicken and Office applications is
questionable at best.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
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Chester Simmons said:
I recently installed an additional hard drive (E) and
would like to know how I move or transfer applications
(particulary Quicken) to the new drive where there is
obviously more space. Thank you
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You can move data files easily. Programs are much harder, since
there are many references to the locations of the programs all
over your drive, in the registry and elsewhere; they will be
wrong if you just move the program.

In general it's best to uninstall programs, then reinstall them
where you want them. However there are third-party applications
that search out these references are change them when you move
programs.

One such program I've used is called COA32.exe. I found it worked
reasonably well, but not perfectly. Some programs were done
perfectly, others required me to make a few manual changes.
 
Ken, it is COA2. Here is the link http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,960882,00.asp and downloads from PC Magazine now cost $.

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Just my 2¢ worth
Jeff
__________in response to__________
| In | Chester Simmons <[email protected]> typed:
|
| > I recently installed an additional hard drive (E) and
| > would like to know how I move or transfer applications
| > (particulary Quicken) to the new drive where there is
| > obviously more space. Thank you
|
|
| You can move data files easily. Programs are much harder, since
| there are many references to the locations of the programs all
| over your drive, in the registry and elsewhere; they will be
| wrong if you just move the program.
|
| In general it's best to uninstall programs, then reinstall them
| where you want them. However there are third-party applications
| that search out these references are change them when you move
| programs.
|
| One such program I've used is called COA32.exe. I found it worked
| reasonably well, but not perfectly. Some programs were done
| perfectly, others required me to make a few manual changes.
|
| --
| Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| Please reply to the newsgroup
|
 
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mrtee said:
Ken, it is COA2. Here is the link
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,960882,00.asp and downloads from
PC Magazine now cost $.
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That is a newer version of the same program. The one I used was
called COA32.exe. The old one is probably still available without
cost, although I don't know whether it will work under Windows
XP.

However, please note that I don't really recommend programs like
these; as I said, it didn't work perfectly. The best and safest
way to do this is to uninstall and reinstall.
 
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