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In news:%23nVtN4lbFHA.3328@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
johnf <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> did some thinking and came up with these
words:
> Sorry, Vanguard, but the way it came across to me was a sarcastic
> reply implying the OP was stupid for not knowing these things.
> I don't know if anyone else read it this way but would be pleased to
> hear comments.
> If they're in your favour, I apologise for my original post.
>
>
>> "johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
>> news:OXlUtjjbFHA.3040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Wouldn't it have been easier to just say 'no', instead of a S/A
>>> reply? --
>>> johnf
>>>
>>>> "billbrandi" <billbrandi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>>> message news:FF85846C-306C-4846-AC65-A45D5B8ED66D@microsoft.com...
>>>>> I have a new computer and would like to transfer certain progams
>>>>> from
>>>>> the old
>>>>> to the new (both are running XP SP2). Can I simply move the
>>>>> program directory for the particular software product over or do
>>>>> I need to go
>>>>> thru an
>>>>> install process?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Are you also going to find every key or data item in the registry,
>>>> export it, and then import it into your new setup and hope that you
>>>> managed to get all the chaining and interdependencies correct, too?
>>>> If
>>>> you are using NTFS on the old and new system, how are you going to
>>>> migrate from the SID (security identifier) used to manage
>>>> permissions on
>>>> your old system so you get the same SID on the new system (so you
>>>> don't
>>>> have to go through every file to ensure you have the same set of
>>>> permissions on each one)?
>>
>>
>> When someone asks you why, they expect *something* even if they
>> understand it or don't care. It gives them the sense that they are
>> making a choice rather than surrendering. Saying "No" to "Can I
>> *simply* move ..." depends on what is your interpretation as to what
>> qualifies as simple. The OP did not ask if it would be easier (to
>> do an install instead of copy).
NO - could have been a shorter and simpler reply, but giving the OP an
insight into what would be involved in this situation they could not win
would (IMHO) help to both answer the question and open their eyes a bit.
--
Ron Bogart {} ô¿ô¬
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."
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