transferring to a new computer
 

I'm getting a Win7 Home Premium 64 bit machine to replace a Win XP. Do I
have to reinstall all the software (PS 6.0, Office Pro, Canon DPP, etc.) and
then go through the process of changing all the settings to how I like it,
or is there a simple way of just copying over (via a backup drive)? I think
some programs may be self contained in a single folder, but some may alter
Win system files, right?

I did talk to Nikon who said I needed to DL Vuescan to replace NikonScan,
but at least it was free.

--
Alan Justice
http://home.earthlink.net/~wildlifepaparazzi/

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On Sun, 1 Jul 2012 17:25:41 -0700, "Alan Justice"
wrote:

I'm getting a Win7 Home Premium 64 bit machine to replace a Win XP. Do I
have to reinstall all the software (PS 6.0, Office Pro, Canon DPP, etc.) and
then go through the process of changing all the settings to how I like it,
or is there a simple way of just copying over (via a backup drive)? I think
some programs may be self contained in a single folder, but some may alter
Win system files, right?

I did talk to Nikon who said I needed to DL Vuescan to replace NikonScan,
but at least it was free.

Most large programs are entered into the Windows registry, so you have to
actually install them. Some of your XP programs may not work under Windows 7 as
well... Win 7 Pro has an XP mode for that.

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On 2012-07-01 20:25 , Alan Justice wrote:
I'm getting a Win7 Home Premium 64 bit machine to replace a Win XP. Do I
have to reinstall all the software (PS 6.0, Office Pro, Canon DPP, etc.) and
then go through the process of changing all the settings to how I like it,
or is there a simple way of just copying over (via a backup drive)? I think
some programs may be self contained in a single folder, but some may alter
Win system files, right?

Most Windows programs come with an installer, and via that process the
registry is updated for the particular install. So, yes, you need to
re-install.

You might also consider waiting for Win8 and avoid paying the
ludicrously expensive Windows OS license upgrade fees - if you believe
you may go there.

In any case, re-installing is a "good" thing as you avoid importing crud
from your old system. You'll have a nice clean, up to date system.

A few programs are simple enough that they can be "dropped" into a
folder as they keep all their own settings in their own folders.

I have to say it though - this would be a great time to get a Mac
instead. And OS upgrades are MUCH cheaper.

(runs).

--
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities."
-Samuel Clemens.

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On 2012-07-02 09:58:27 -0700, Alan Browne
said:

On 2012-07-01 20:25 , Alan Justice wrote:
I'm getting a Win7 Home Premium 64 bit machine to replace a Win XP. Do I
have to reinstall all the software (PS 6.0, Office Pro, Canon DPP, etc.) and
then go through the process of changing all the settings to how I like it,
or is there a simple way of just copying over (via a backup drive)? I think
some programs may be self contained in a single folder, but some may alter
Win system files, right?

Most Windows programs come with an installer, and via that process the
registry is updated for the particular install. So, yes, you need to
re-install.

You might also consider waiting for Win8 and avoid paying the
ludicrously expensive Windows OS license upgrade fees - if you believe
you may go there.

In any case, re-installing is a "good" thing as you avoid importing
crud from your old system. You'll have a nice clean, up to date system.

A few programs are simple enough that they can be "dropped" into a
folder as they keep all their own settings in their own folders.

I have to say it though - this would be a great time to get a Mac
instead. And OS upgrades are MUCH cheaper.

(runs).

If the OP is referring to PS 6.0 and not CS6, which is actually PS
13.0, CS5 is PS 12.0.4, he will find it does not work on any 64-bit
machine. Certainly not on any Mac intel machine, not even using
Bootcamp or emulated XP , and I doubt if it will run under Win7 or Win8.

I am surprised that if he is talking about PS 6.0, that it runs on his
XP machine.

So I would expect the added expense of a new purchase of CS6 to go
along with that new Machine, be it Win7, Win8, or Mac.

--
Regards,

Savageduck

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On 2012-07-02 11:22:25 -0700, tony cooper said:

On Mon, 2 Jul 2012 10:27:52 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

If the OP is referring to PS 6.0 and not CS6, which is actually PS
13.0, CS5 is PS 12.0.4, he will find it does not work on any 64-bit
machine. Certainly not on any Mac intel machine, not even using
Bootcamp or emulated XP , and I doubt if it will run under Win7 or Win8.

I am surprised that if he is talking about PS 6.0, that it runs on his
XP machine.

Why? I ran, and still have PS 7.0 on this XP machine. I never
uninstalled it when I added CS4.

....and I still have PS 7.0 on my PPC Macs. However it will not run on
any Intel Macs, and will certainly not run on any 64-bit Intel Mac,
especially under "Lion" or "Mountain Lion" which have done away with
Rosetta.

I have never had to run PS 7.0 on XP even though I have XP
Professional, SP2 running on this Mac under VMware Fusion. As a matter
of fact I run very little other than Office under XP, and I use that
less and less as I move further and further from having to use specific
work related documents.
So in my ignorance I expressed surprise that PS 6.0 might be able to
run under XP.

That said, I still have doubts that PS 6.0 would run on any 64-bit
machine, Mac, Win7, or Win8.

--
Regards,

Savageduck

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"Savageduck" wrote in message
news:2012070210275264440-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
On 2012-07-02 09:58:27 -0700, Alan Browne
said:

On 2012-07-01 20:25 , Alan Justice wrote:
I'm getting a Win7 Home Premium 64 bit machine to replace a Win XP. Do
I
have to reinstall all the software (PS 6.0, Office Pro, Canon DPP,
etc.) and
then go through the process of changing all the settings to how I like
it,
or is there a simple way of just copying over (via a backup drive)? I
think
some programs may be self contained in a single folder, but some may
alter
Win system files, right?

Most Windows programs come with an installer, and via that process the
registry is updated for the particular install. So, yes, you need to
re-install.

You might also consider waiting for Win8 and avoid paying the
ludicrously expensive Windows OS license upgrade fees - if you believe
you may go there.

In any case, re-installing is a "good" thing as you avoid importing
crud from your old system. You'll have a nice clean, up to date system.

A few programs are simple enough that they can be "dropped" into a
folder as they keep all their own settings in their own folders.

I have to say it though - this would be a great time to get a Mac
instead. And OS upgrades are MUCH cheaper.

(runs).

If the OP is referring to PS 6.0 and not CS6, which is actually PS
13.0, CS5 is PS 12.0.4, he will find it does not work on any 64-bit
machine. Certainly not on any Mac intel machine, not even using
Bootcamp or emulated XP , and I doubt if it will run under Win7 or Win8.

I am surprised that if he is talking about PS 6.0, that it runs on his
XP machine.

So I would expect the added expense of a new purchase of CS6 to go
along with that new Machine, be it Win7, Win8, or Mac.

--
Regards,

Savageduck


Yes, PS 6.0. I hope you're wrong about it not working with 64 bits on a PC.
And why wouldn't it work under an XP emulation? Can I install XP on a
separate partition (or something) so I can use PS, Nikon Scan, etc.?

I'll still have the XP machine, as it will replace the Win98 one I'm still
using for the internet, but it would be a pain to have to use 2 separate
computers.


--
Alan Justice
http://home.earthlink.net/~wildlifepaparazzi/

transferring to a new computer
 

"Alan Justice" writes:

I'm getting a Win7 Home Premium 64 bit machine to replace a Win XP. Do I
have to reinstall all the software (PS 6.0, Office Pro, Canon DPP, etc.) and
then go through the process of changing all the settings to how I like it,
or is there a simple way of just copying over (via a backup drive)? I think
some programs may be self contained in a single folder, but some may alter
Win system files, right?

You have to reinstall everything; there's no way to transfer an
installation of a Windows application from one machine to another.

I did talk to Nikon who said I needed to DL Vuescan to replace NikonScan,
but at least it was free.

--
David Dyer-Bennet, ; http://dd-b.net/
Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/
Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/
Dragaera: http://dragaera.info

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On 2012-07-02 14:13:07 -0700, "Alan Justice" said:



"Savageduck" wrote in message
news:2012070210275264440-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
On 2012-07-02 09:58:27 -0700, Alan Browne
said:

On 2012-07-01 20:25 , Alan Justice wrote:
I'm getting a Win7 Home Premium 64 bit machine to replace a Win XP. Do
I
have to reinstall all the software (PS 6.0, Office Pro, Canon DPP,
etc.) and
then go through the process of changing all the settings to how I like
it,
or is there a simple way of just copying over (via a backup drive)? I
think
some programs may be self contained in a single folder, but some may
alter
Win system files, right?

Most Windows programs come with an installer, and via that process the
registry is updated for the particular install. So, yes, you need to
re-install.

You might also consider waiting for Win8 and avoid paying the
ludicrously expensive Windows OS license upgrade fees - if you believe
you may go there.

In any case, re-installing is a "good" thing as you avoid importing
crud from your old system. You'll have a nice clean, up to date system.

A few programs are simple enough that they can be "dropped" into a
folder as they keep all their own settings in their own folders.

I have to say it though - this would be a great time to get a Mac
instead. And OS upgrades are MUCH cheaper.

(runs).

If the OP is referring to PS 6.0 and not CS6, which is actually PS
13.0, CS5 is PS 12.0.4, he will find it does not work on any 64-bit
machine. Certainly not on any Mac intel machine, not even using
Bootcamp or emulated XP , and I doubt if it will run under Win7 or Win8.

I am surprised that if he is talking about PS 6.0, that it runs on his
XP machine.

So I would expect the added expense of a new purchase of CS6 to go
along with that new Machine, be it Win7, Win8, or Mac.

--
Regards,

Savageduck


Yes, PS 6.0. I hope you're wrong about it not working with 64 bits on a PC.
And why wouldn't it work under an XP emulation? Can I install XP on a
separate partition (or something) so I can use PS, Nikon Scan, etc.?

I'll still have the XP machine, as it will replace the Win98 one I'm still
using for the internet, but it would be a pain to have to use 2 separate
computers.

Since it is running on your current XP machine, there is a fair to good
probability it would run under Win7/8 XP emulation. All you can do is
try. If it works fine, if not, the time might have come to step up to
some of the big advances to be found in CS5/6.
Remember PS 6.0 has been around since September 2000 without support,
and is a very different animal to both CS5 & CS6.

I would suggest checking with Adobe support for the full story
regarding using PS 6.0 in a 16-bit environment.


--
Regards,

Savageduck

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On 2012-07-02 14:37:38 -0700, Savageduck said:

On 2012-07-02 14:13:07 -0700, "Alan Justice" said:



"Savageduck" wrote in message
news:2012070210275264440-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom...
On 2012-07-02 09:58:27 -0700, Alan Browne
said:

On 2012-07-01 20:25 , Alan Justice wrote:
I'm getting a Win7 Home Premium 64 bit machine to replace a Win XP. Do
I
have to reinstall all the software (PS 6.0, Office Pro, Canon DPP,
etc.) and
then go through the process of changing all the settings to how I like
it,
or is there a simple way of just copying over (via a backup drive)? I
think
some programs may be self contained in a single folder, but some may
alter
Win system files, right?

Most Windows programs come with an installer, and via that process the
registry is updated for the particular install. So, yes, you need to
re-install.

You might also consider waiting for Win8 and avoid paying the
ludicrously expensive Windows OS license upgrade fees - if you believe
you may go there.

In any case, re-installing is a "good" thing as you avoid importing
crud from your old system. You'll have a nice clean, up to date system.

A few programs are simple enough that they can be "dropped" into a
folder as they keep all their own settings in their own folders.

I have to say it though - this would be a great time to get a Mac
instead. And OS upgrades are MUCH cheaper.

(runs).

If the OP is referring to PS 6.0 and not CS6, which is actually PS
13.0, CS5 is PS 12.0.4, he will find it does not work on any 64-bit
machine. Certainly not on any Mac intel machine, not even using
Bootcamp or emulated XP , and I doubt if it will run under Win7 or Win8.

I am surprised that if he is talking about PS 6.0, that it runs on his
XP machine.

So I would expect the added expense of a new purchase of CS6 to go
along with that new Machine, be it Win7, Win8, or Mac.

--
Regards,

Savageduck


Yes, PS 6.0. I hope you're wrong about it not working with 64 bits on a PC.
And why wouldn't it work under an XP emulation? Can I install XP on a
separate partition (or something) so I can use PS, Nikon Scan, etc.?

I'll still have the XP machine, as it will replace the Win98 one I'm still
using for the internet, but it would be a pain to have to use 2 separate
computers.

Since it is running on your current XP machine, there is a fair to good
probability it would run under Win7/8 XP emulation. All you can do is
try. If it works fine, if not, the time might have come to step up to
some of the big advances to be found in CS5/6.
Remember PS 6.0 has been around since September 2000 without support,
and is a very different animal to both CS5 & CS6.

I would suggest checking with Adobe support for the full story
regarding using PS 6.0 in a 16-bit environment.

....er 64-bit environment.

--
Regards,

Savageduck

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On Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:22:38 -0500, David Dyer-Bennet
wrote:

"Alan Justice" writes:

I'm getting a Win7 Home Premium 64 bit machine to replace a Win XP. Do I
have to reinstall all the software (PS 6.0, Office Pro, Canon DPP, etc.) and
then go through the process of changing all the settings to how I like it,
or is there a simple way of just copying over (via a backup drive)? I think
some programs may be self contained in a single folder, but some may alter
Win system files, right?

You have to reinstall everything; there's no way to transfer an
installation of a Windows application from one machine to another.

I'm not sure that you are correct. See
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...other-computer


I did talk to Nikon who said I needed to DL Vuescan to replace NikonScan,
but at least it was free.

Regards,

Eric Stevens