- Jan 5, 2013
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This seems like a rather tricky task, and I'm not even sure if it is possible. My Grandad has asked me to build him a new PC, which I can do just fine. However, on his old PC (which is ancient!) he is running Windows XP. The problem is, he wants some of his old programs to be on the new PC which will be running Windows 7 instead. I have no idea whether this can be done at all...
Is it possible to perhaps image the old HDD and 'paste' it onto the new one? The old HDD is 250GB, and the new one will be 500GB, so space isn't a problem. If so, how would I go about doing this imaging?
Would these programs also work on Windows 7? I know Windows 7 has some sort of compatibility mode which lets you run older programs, but how effective is it?
The types of programs my Grandad wants are Microsoft Works and Office, which I presume are one of the older versions like pre-2007 or something :S
Any help would be most appreciated!
Is it possible to perhaps image the old HDD and 'paste' it onto the new one? The old HDD is 250GB, and the new one will be 500GB, so space isn't a problem. If so, how would I go about doing this imaging?
Would these programs also work on Windows 7? I know Windows 7 has some sort of compatibility mode which lets you run older programs, but how effective is it?
The types of programs my Grandad wants are Microsoft Works and Office, which I presume are one of the older versions like pre-2007 or something :S
Any help would be most appreciated!
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