Re: Copying programs to added hard drive?

de Anonymous 04/14/2006 03:39

K3 you got it right!

This is the solution to the everlasting problem of windows slowing down
after too many program installations:
To try to make them all "portable".. I have been thinking about this for the
last week..
and I will do it too. I am sure my computer will be a lot faster!
Some cannot be made portable because of their nature.. but most will run
just fine.
I am thinking of installing apps on a virtual machine, then grabbing the
installed folder and transfering it to my normal machine....

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"K3" <k3(86_the_Spam)@maine.rr.com> wrote in message
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> SHRED wrote:
>> SHRED wrote:
>>> Is there a way to copy games and other programs over to an added hard
>>> drive from the existing hard drive.
>>>
>>> I was wondering if there is a program (preferably freeware) that will
>>> copy everything over, including changing registry settings, so that I
>>> can avoid reloading everything again.
>>>
>>> I will soon add another hard drive and want to store my games, some
>>> progs, photos, media files, etc...over to it and keep my other hard
>>> drive for the operating system and other things.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>> I am trying to word my question better:
>>
>> I am adding another hard drive.
>> I want to move my games and some other applications over to it and
>> keep my OS (Win2000)on the original drive.
>> How?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> First I'll say that I prefer portable applications. Makes it so much
> easier when upgrading. I'm not sure what the true definition of "Portable
> Application" means... but to me, it's something that will run without
> installing it... even if it changes registry settings... an application
> that can simply be copied to another PC and run just fine.
>
> I recently tried to upgrade Win98SE to WinXPpro, but it wouldn't upgrade.
> I had to perform a complete new install. Before installation, I ran
> Norton Ghost to backup my entire hard drive. After formatting drive C and
> installing WinXPpro, I was able to simply restore/extract the majority of
> the applications (one at a time) from the Ghost image into a directory
> called "Portable Applications". Most of them ran just fine. I did have
> to re-configure some settings for each application (that were obviously
> stored in the registry).
>
> Now whenever I try new programs/applications... whether freeware or not...
> I'll install it, copy it to "Portable Applications", uninstall it, reboot,
> and see if it still runs. If it doesn't run, I'll just reinstall the
> application.
>
> If I should ever have to upgrade again down the road, I can simply copy
> the entire "Portable Applications" folder to the new drive (along with the
> start-menu shortcuts).
>
> --
> Kendall F. Stratton III
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