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Question from Mac user: How do I move an app from one machine to another?

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by chabig, 2004/05/06.

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  1. 2004/05/06
    chabig

    chabig Inactive Thread Starter

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    On the Mac I would just drag and drop. But I'm not sure how to move an app from Windows 95 to Windows 98. I don't think it's so simple, is it? How do you do it?

    Thanks,
    Chris
     
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    Hi Chris - Welcome to the Board :)

    You need to reinstall the app - I assume you mean program? Don't know anything about Mac's, but in Windows a program places many files deep inside Windows as well as in it's own folder.

    If the app is no more than an *.exe file then you can drag and drop.
     
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    chabig

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    Thanks Pete. That's what I thought, but I think I've long lost my installer. Is there any way at all to figure out exactly what was dumped where?

    Chris
     
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    Not without a crystal ball :D I think you ask the impossible - there is no way of knowing which *.dll (library) files are specific to a particular app and so on.

    Without the original program on floppy/cd you are lost - sorry :(
     
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    What program have you lost?
     
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    It's an airline bidding program, and it has been about 7 1/2 years since I installed in Windows 95. Now I'm switching to Windows 98 and I am not sure where my install disk is. Maybe I'll have to really start looking hard.

    Anyway, when I was taking care of my wife's Windows notebook a few years ago, I seem to remember a program that claimed to do this. It had a logo that was round, orange, and reminded me of the Tide detergent logo.

    Chris
     
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    Thanks. Now, what's the name of the program?
     
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    Winbid 3 United.
     
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    The "Tide logo" means it was probably Norton Clean Sweep.

    It does have a program-moving feature. I've not had much success with that part of it, even on program installs I monitored with Clean Sweep. The larger, more complex the program, the less the chance it can be transferred successfully.
     
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