HOW TO - TRANSFER OLD PROGRAMS TO NEW COMPUTER - WINDOWS 10
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GO TO 15:00 MARK TO GET DTEAILS - SHOULD WORK FOR WIN 11, TOO.
THIS SHOULD ALSO WORK FOR WINDOWS 11.
I GOOGLED HOW TO TRANSFER PROGRAMS FROM MY OLD COMPUTER WITH WINDOWS 7 TO MY NEW DELL COMPUTER WITH WINDOWS 10. I FOUND NO HELP WHATSOEVER....FINALLY, I GOT AN INSPIRATION THAT MIGHT WORK - - -AND IT DID, SO I'M SHOWING YOU A STEP-BY-STEP SOLUTION FOR TRANSFERRING YOUR OLD PROGRAMS AND FILES TO YOUR NEW COMPUTER WITH WINDOWS 10 WHICH I HATE!
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I didn't know whether to laugh or cry watching the video. After hours of viewing other CZcams videos and doing other google searches on the same issue, you saved me. I already have the passport drive at home, but never thought to use it for "transferring" some of the old programs I have and want to continue to use. Thanks so much John for all the information, it you made my day! 🙂
As a retired Sr. Software Engineer who’s designed Microsoft Windows programs since Windows Version 2.0, I can assure everyone watching this video that this technique will only work for programs that install ALL their components in the application subdirectory in the Programs directory, and don’t rely on any Registry Keys, COM DLL’s, or Services that get installed with the software. There are many programs that fall into this category, however, in today’s world of software, most programs are written that use Registered DLL’s that get installed in a Windows System directory. If these aren’t copied or copied and not registered, the program can’t work. It certainly doesn’t hurt to try, but don’t be disappointed if it doesn’t work.
I'm moving win 10 to a new win 10 computer with all new hardware. I'm building it myself. I have a cloned M2 drive of my old system. I wanted to just boot to it but, I'm thinking it won't work due to drivers and the registry file and or other files. Yes/No?
New Topic:
Everytime I tried to run an old program from say from win 7. I would use the properties / compatibility tab and tell it to run as win 7. It never works. From NT to 7 to 10. Do you know why? Thanks!
@NFAtoys ...you are so right. after listening to this windbag go on, & on...awhile, YOUR comment proved most Truthful. sheeesh...waste a time! Hey...I'm an old Architect who used CAD since '82, starting in Boca Raton, FL. Did YOU know IBM designed their 1st PC in that Town. No longer there, nor I :-) Timex Sinclair ROCKS!!!
You're demeanor is perfect for presenting solutions to problems one might have with computers.
Thanks A Million!
Thankyou very much...John Tyler
This old timer is a freaking genius. You got a new subscriber. Keep up the good work paps👍
And this old timer is glad to see another old timer!
I`m am going to brave enough to do this on my own using a verbatim 298 gb storage drive. I`ll be referring to you John, I`m sure for your excellent video & how well you explained it.Thank you for being so natural in your words.
Thank you so, so, so much! I am beyond frustrated with trying to transfer my programs to my new laptop and you are the only resource I've found that may actually help me get the job done. I've been months searching for help, then having to walk away for my sanity - a week later, I'd try again - over and over. And not only did you give me information, but explained it in a normal, conversational way that I could effortlessly understand. Thank you again for your excellent video and taking the time to help out all of us who rely on a computer but don't work in IT. I can't tell you what a relief it is.
"And this is what I came across: Back to the basic Windows, factory reset of Windows...misspelled of course, I was drunk at the time" LMAO😂
Thank you John. $119 to upgrade my PC to Windows 10. Refurbished HP loaded with Windows 10, $150 on Amazon. Now I can transfer my "stuff" easier thanks to you.
Jim: Good job! :)
I think you're lucky that worked..count your blessings. As a rule it is not advisable to only transfer Program Files (x86) program folders to a new location as a software program installation scatters other critical files in other locations such as your appData folder and registry settings.
That's one reason he didn't get desktop icons and had to create shortcuts to get anything on the desktop.
This worked for me. Your post is 2yrs old so not sure if you'll pick this up but Thank you. I was having problems transferring Adobe CS6 from my old laptop to my new one. This worked fine for me. Great post sir.
Loved this video, I watched it until the end for the entertainment value...and laughed through much of it...even though I was pretty sure it would not help me with my computer problems. And I subscribed. Copying files from an old computer to a new computer is no big deal, there are several ways to do it. The issue is getting old legacy programs installed on a new version of Windows. Copying program files doesn't install them. I am still not sure how you were able to get your programs to work on Win10 just by copying them over from your external backup drive. Sounds like a miracle to me. Four years later from when you made this video, I am trying to migrate programs from an old PC running Win10 to a new PC running Win11. I tried cloning my old HDD onto a new SSD to use as a boot drive in the new PC, but this doesn't work. But I do have all my old files in my new PC now from doing this. Microsoft makes it impossible to transfer installed programs from an old PC on an older OS system onto a new PC running a newer OS. This is intentional, it is called forced obsolescence...to force you to buy new subscriptions to all the programs you already paid for once. It is frustrating, to say the least.
EXCELLENT job - LOVED it!! Entertaining, informative and presented in a way that a novice computer operator can relate to and understand.
Thank you John for explaining moving program files, you helped a retired guy out. Take care, Jim
Thanks to you, no more F bombs coming from my office. Going to try it on a PDF before I try and move my Quicken. Thanks
Lots of basic detail and simple English. Some of us need that!
I know that I needed it! :)
I literally have that hard drive sitting in a drawer at home, going to need it for work next week for this exact problem. Thank you for figuring this out, hope it works for me.
Best of luck...JT
Hey, I hear ya. I'm about windows 7 with a new PC build into.... windows 11. It's a leap of faith but your video helped. Thanks. Now for like a dozen days of frustration ahead. But heck, you did it. Loved your video!
I had Photoshop 6.0 on a laptop, so I just went into my C:program files (x86) and right clicked on Photoshop 6.0 to copy it. I had my Passport (flash drive) inserted in a USB port. I then went to it...right clicked to paste...and pasted it from the Passport into my Dell Desktop C: Program Files (x86) and I now enjoy Photoshop 6.0 in Windows 10! July 19, 2023
I could listen to you for ages - even if you didn't have a solution! So easy on the ear.
Me too, I really just wanted to get to the answer, but I continued to listen for some other reason that wasn't first obvious to me lol
Uncle John, bless you. You are a saviour. I am is the same predicament as you were when you migrated to WIN X.
Like you browsed and browsed, I did too, until I found you, as Almighty’s gift. Fortunately I also have a Western Digital 2TB at hand. I will follow your path. Thanks and stay blessed. Amen.
John, bless you, 4 years on and I'm watching this, your a joy to listen to, and it worked, Photoshop, moved...... Thank you sir, hope your well, and Merry Christmas.
Absolutely loved watching your video. One of the most entertaining and informative videos I have ever watched. Thanks for the chuckles and information!
You are my hero! Thank you SO much. I had an old Dell and I just wanted to transfer my Office 2010 to my new Lenovo. I don't have high-need office uses any longer but wanted to access my personal Work and Excel documents and use Outlook for my email so I needed Microsoft Office. I did not have a backup drive but I did have a zip drive so I followed your instructions using that. Worked perfectly without having to navigate through the Office 365 mess. Thanks a million!
Thank you L. Smith...I'm glad that you got to do what you needed to. John
Thank you John. It is kind of a toss up. Would I rather move into a new computer or have a root canal!
Your video solved a lot of problems. Thanks again
Mike
The root canal bit cracked me up.
Thanks but a little confusing. I would have liked visuals. I bought PC Mover which didn't work and was considering Zinstall. My issue is that the brilliant people at Dell now make computers with very small SSD C drives and large D hard drives. Problem is, everything on my old computer is on the C drive, so PC Mover can't switch drives and after 8 hours of transfer, tells me the C drive is too small, duh! I have the same portable hard drive ou have, which has worked great for me over the years, so I'll review this again and see if I can follow.
I bought Zinstall...wasted my money - didn't work. That is THE REASON I had to figure out how to do this. So, if it's worth the time, take the time to slowly go through my video and you will get it at some point. John
You can also pay $14 a month for google terabyte in drive...transfer files to your google drive, open new computer, transfer out...same as the device you are plugging in. You can then cancel the $14. Even $3 will get you 200 GB
You just save me a lot of headaches and money. I want to transfer all my apps from my old computer to the new one. John thank you so much.
Glad you are saving a ton of money....I wasted some of mine on crappy programs that didn't work....like Zinstall! :)
I feel your pain...Great Job....So glad I found this video...Once you got me on the right path I was ready to go and setup my new computer with all of the programs I had to pay for in the past. Thank you,
Got to say that you are you the best old school, you just save me hundreds and hundreds $$$$, got to move my program easy to my new Windows 10. Thank you very much and hope you can still saving program :)
Glad that worked for you, HOWEVER, your method does not take into consideration any modifications to the System Registry that most Windows applications make during the installation process. Simply copying the program folders will, in most cases, not be enough to get your application to work properly. Good luck to all struggling with this issue.
That occurred to me, too, but I'm going to attempt to install whatever programs I can from either a disk or via online, because I'm pretty good at recordkeeping when it comes to license numbers and such and have only installed each program once. As a last resort I'll cross my fingers and use my external HD which happens to already have the 86x folder on it.
I agree with John that transfer programs are cr@p. All you need to do is read the customer reviews for any of them and you know there's got to be a better way. I also hate Windows 10 with the fire of a thousand burning suns, but I'm stuck with using a PC because my job software does not run on a Mac and I'm not tech savvy enough to use Linux.
I’m so desperate that I want to jump to the solution. Just go to 15:59
Thanks to @jtylermusic
Thanks for doing that...makes sense. JT
jtylermusic very informative and touched my basic skills in technology
Thanks for that post.....Glad that people can go right to the fix. John Tyler
agree it too much talking about irrelevant stuff.
@@aceinthehandtv2805 - and yet, some say, "You're demeanor is perfect for presenting solutions to problems one might have with computers.
-Thanks A Million!"
Thank you, I have a Passport in my drawer, now I can get my old programme into my new Digest Storm deck top.
Terrific....Are you British? Noticed the word Programme. John
You are a great guy and very easy to understand… You made me laugh And I actually learned some thing. Thank you keep going, John
Thank you very much for your comment. you made me chuckle, too! :)
i just want to copy my old computer onto an external hard drive before i throw it away,.. horder tendencies... by the way nice video thanks for sharing!
I appreciated your candor and help, however, at 12:35, its a pity you didn't demonstrated what was done between the old and the new computer. Thanks.
OMG thank so much . I like you have searched for years trying to figure that out I've lost so many wonderful programs like Window xp.
I to wanna transfer my
MS Ofice 07 to my new computer. Your video really helped. Thank you
Thank YOU....for your nice comments. John
Your delivery was very friendly, so even though this turned out to be off my topic I still listened.
Thank you for your kind words. They help others to tune in.
Hi👋
How do you transfer sky plus programmes stored on my old sky plus box to my new sky plus box???
It's driving me nuts😖😣😤
Please please please can you help me🙏
There’s always a simple way of doing things. Problem is the people who know it won’t tell you. They have junk software and devices to sell you. I’m looking into getting a new computer. My Windows 8 just isn’t cutting it anymore. To run an updated program I need Windows 8.1. Why? So anyway, thanks for the video. I was contemplating going your route, but didn’t know if it would work and you proved it. Bravo! On my old PC I have a program called Easy Transfer. Does it still exist on newer machines? I never used it and I was considering it when I get Windows 10. Right now I’ll use my 4 TB passport to transfer my old programs. Thanks, again.
All this time, I thought Microsoft Bob was a myth. And then here you are.
That's great. Thanks for taking the time to explain how to transfer software. All I see elsewhere is that you must spend money and buy stuff like Zinstall or PC mover and that there is no other way of moving software, which is clearly BS.
Yah, I was the suxker who bought Zinstall. Wasted that $$$$. :)
THIS WORKS PERFECTLY! THANK YOU SIR!
OMG I had passed on this guy. Then I was like hhhmm 🤔?? I went back and you made me lol. Great job sir and thank you for help on this matter. I thought I was going to take me forever getting new drivers "dll's". And there u were saving my day and time. Thank you very much for the help and LOL.
I have a 1 TB WD Passport that I use for a backup on my Windows 7 pc. Thankfully, I've never had to use it to recover anything, but I'm afraid to delete whatever it has stored in its backup process. With the prices going down over the years, I'm likely to purchase a new external hard drive (WD PAssport) for the xfer/setup. Today (Black Friday) the price for a WD 1TB My Passport Ultra Silver Portable External Hard Drive, USB-C - WDBC3C0010BSL-WESN is $59.99.
Loved this guy in that one Scorsese movie.
Thanks John @jtylermusic. So what if your video is a bit longer than needed... You saved many people days of falling around the internet trying to get the right solution. I just bought a new Laptop and am about to transfer my programs (thanks you you I can do it with ease)
I agree. At first, I was one of those who floundered around the Internet trying to find ways to do what I did! :)
Hey JOHN - Just what I needed to transfer from my old pc to my new pc! - you remind me of a mild Winnebago guy! Good work! Thanks!
Oh boy, I feel just as described at various points.
Awesome! I still have Win 7 and MS Office 2003 and I'm holding my breath on my 12+ year old eMachines desktop! I dread having to start over on a new computer. Thanks for this video!
Great job....Glad you could use the info. John
Did it work? Do passwords and licenses move to the new drive just by moving the X86 folder?
@@JanoyCresva -my programs all transferred...so, as far as I know, if keys or passwords were required...it didn't ask for them...the programs just transferred from Win7 on my old computer to Win 10 on the new computer. JT
@@jtylermusic Now you have me anxious to purchase a new desktop (Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals) and make this effort.
Damn I wish I had you as my grandpa, you’re really funny and really helpful!
This is an outstanding video. Very easy to watch and understand.
I loved your video and I learned something to boot!!!! What a great sense of humor and I loved that you didn't use all the 'computerese' terms instead of nice normal everyday words.
Thankyou. I don't use "computerese" because I don't know any of it! :) John
Im trying the send to part instead of just copying maybe thats the issue followed everything else to the t so maybe this step will do it
You are my new hero. I'm trying to transfer information from my Windows 7 to my new Windows 10 (which I also hate). I love your exasperation and frustration. I feel the same thing.
Well, you are my hero for trying to fix a problem of converting programs from one computer to another. Thankyou! JT
Had me in stitches ; this guys a legend and defo old school. Old school all the way - legacy systems!
I'm with you brother. I hate windows 10 and love windows 7.
very informative , think I followed it BUT got a message about missing dll file .
I am hoping to move portion of Microsoft office , excel and word . any suggestions .
i was drunk at the time 😂👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you so much… Do you actually have this written down anywhere as far as how to or steps?
I in
I Once did but after I did the video, I tossed it.
And I thought it was just me that does this sought of thing . Loved every minute.
Allow one more comment from me. You did a great job here for many. Ignore the trolls if possible. I know you, like me, think you can shut them up but they only get more fired up because someone finally noticed them. Sitting in mom's basement all day gets lonely for them. I too have found most of them haven't even made a bad quality video. I too always jump to the channel of a insulting troll to see who or what they are and most of the time they don't actually exist as a CZcamsr creator or they may have a Play LIst of other peoples heavy metal songs or video game screen captures. You rule, they drool.
Love your delivery! It made watching really enjoyable. Thanks for the help.
Thanks John, although I am versed somewhat on computers I really enjoyed your vid and your genuine and funny narration. I have two external drives like you mentioned, a second one in case the first one screws up. Well the one drive did malfunction and so still had my backup. Yes, they want to sell you crap files so they make money when you are not sure what to do. I take one of my external drives with me when travel.
Excellent news - I hope everyone takes advantage of your information. JT
Great video but when I try to do the same,(when i hit "Send to") my external hard drive isn't in the list of choices to send to. Can you help me with this? I can copy and paste but when i do that , the program do not work for me in my other computer.
Thanks
I don't kow if you are also using Passport, and I have no way to know the capacity of your external hard drive, but I do know that when you pulg it into your old computer (Windows7) it should show up. Your computer should give you an audio signal that the device is logged in. Then, to verify, you should go to "My Computer" and it will show you all of the devices, including your hard drive C. If you don't see your external device there...then for some reason, it's not available or compatible. JT
@@jtylermusic I just got it to show up, here is what i did, maybe will help someone else.
On my old computer, i started by opening the Documents And Settings folder,
Double-click the "SendTo" folder to open it.
(If you don’t see the SendTo folder, you’ll need to choose to display hidden files and folders.
Click View | Folder Options |View tab.
Under Advanced Settings, select Show Hidden Files And Folders.
Click OK.
)
Then I right-clicked somewhere in the empty space of the SendTo folder.
Choose New | Shortcut.
Complete the Create Shortcut wizard to point to a new location, (which was my external hard drive) and when i was done, it will appear as a destination in my Send To menu.
Excellent most wise one,..Just would have love to have seen the actual transfer from one comp to another with your passport,..Thanx !!!
Don't know what to say.....thousands of others got how to do it.....:)
I wish I had found this sooner for my mother. I will have her subscribe.
Great - The more the merrier, Stephanie! :)
9:17 You're welcome
16:25 "I don't know, I was drunk at the time." bwaha
Thanks for your informative video. I tried the method yesterday from my 10+ yr old Dell Dimension and also from a 5 yr old Lenovo laptop to a new Dell desktop, using a new sea gate usb drive. I was trying to move Microsoft office 16, but it did not work on the new Dell. Files transferred fine but I can’t start the software on my new computer. 😢 I am left to continue searching for my actual purchased discs; I have them somewhere and hopefully they’ll still work.
Loraine: I have found that MS Office seems to have hidden the KEY to unlock it. You may have to call Microsoft and tell them that you need the key...if you purchased MS Office...especially MS Office 365. JT
I have also solved and tried to solve my problems just like you. The whole video is very funny but Great
I have a new computer coming today so I will be having the same issues as you. I loved your video. You are the Archie Bunker (said in all loveingness) of "How To's" Very entertaining. Thank you for sharing your journey and information! Wish me luck
Good luck, Barb.....and I get the archie Bunker nod! :) JT
another option is put the old hard drive in the new PC on a diff drive name like F or something. Then u can transfer files from 1 drive to the other using SATA cables.
Handy to keep the old hard drive in the PC to use to make backups and system images on but it would need to be win 10 as well.
I havnt worked out how to transfer from 1 drive to the other yet as im still working on it. but it can be done that way according to tech guys ive spoken too.
In my case old hard drive that used to be win 7 in an acer x3400 but it updated to win 10. But rebuilt my PC and only have the old hard drive and DVD rom left from it everything else has been replaced including a new case. New hard drive with a clean install of windows 10. So now im trying to workout how to get my games and files from 1 hard drive to the other. Copy and paste doesnt seem to work like others have suggested doing.
Thank you so much! This worked like a damn! So easy to follow your instructions. Keep up the good work!
Brilliant... Good information and had me laughing. Thank you. Can't wait to try my new copy of Wiondows Ten. :)
will this work with a hot swap hard drive setup for thinkpads using a 2nd HDD SSD Hard Drive Caddy where the cd drive is to move the files over from windows 7 to 10
I'm not familiar with that. All I can offer is that any hard drive backup system should work. One program at a time is how I did mine.
@@jtylermusic well the way it works its my actual hard drive so it will have my old and new hard drive in the same computer
I'm new to your site. Thanks for the video. I have a question. Does this copy over registry files an license keys. I have very important program that I use to make id cards for our club. I can't afford to mess this up!🤣 Thank you and I look forward to seeing your past and present videos
thank you
my sodding computer started buffeting that BT for you
Also if you get used to google docs, google slides, etc., you don't have to worry as much about word etc. Even GIMP is as good as photoshop. And then download bitlord and steal everything else you might need.
You are the top dog in my book! TM
What if I already have a windows 10 account? And I move to new windows 10 pc. Doesn’t everything just save when I move my account to my new pc?
I tried this with Office 2013. Did not work. The error missing .DLL popped up. Any one else had this problem? Advice appreciated. Great Video JT.
Wipe it out and try it again. Office 13 likely has large files. Just do the one transfer of Office 13...no other programs and see if that corrects the missing .dll. Been there...did that. Frustrating. JT
Thanks John, I can easily follow your instructions which actually work! I'll be back.
So happy that you said those words, Ron. It will give hope and encouragemtn to other viewers that they, too, can accomplish their goals.
It works thanks man
You are Amazing! Thank you sooo much. I had the same passport nervier worked well for me for backups but did for this. Lifesaver !
Mr Tyler, How you doing? Great job! I just had to say it again. You remind me how I would look and talk at your age. You remind me of me lol. Great job! Forget About it. Lol
Can’t believe I listened to that as long as I did, I’m suprized by how many positive comments you have. This is a rage inducing video, no matter how correct what you are saying may be.
From a guy with zero subscribers and no content on his CZcams channel - so, guess my subscribers can figure this comment out! :)
John, thanks.Life begins at 83
Right now I'm trying to figure out how to get Overdrive media console transferred from one Windows 10 to another. Thinking I might be able to do it via bluetooth or e-mail
Hello. LoL sir thank I like my old stuff to I was stuck when you USB to USB I want to do things off line.. without losing my old programs
That's 25 minutes I'll never get back 🤣😂
you can do the same thing with a flash drive
CAN YOU DO MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM AT A TIME?
Many thanks John.I will be trying out your advice soon.Thanks again.
Tom Fabling
What a hoot! GREAT story telling ability. saw the comment to skip to 16:00 but the story was so good I watched the whole thing!
Just a thought Tyler
The program files folder X86 is a place where the (older) Windows 32bit programs are stored. They go there instead of getting mixed up with the 64 bit stuff in windows 10, 64 bit versions. 32bit should run in a 64 bit operating system.
I'm just trying your method by transferring a 32 bit program from windows XP into a blank reformatted external drive. Then I will transfer it to the X86 program file in a new windows 10 laptop.
I hope it works
Great video by the way
Thank you for the input. I'll leave it up for others. JT
Well, I could open the program in the external drive no problems. But, unfortunately, even after transferring it to the new laptop X86 (32 bit) folder, it wouldnt open. Showing files missing. So I found the original installation disc and stuck it in the disk drive. Guess what? It opened in a 64bit version grrrr. Then I read some paperwork that stated the program could only be used from the pc hard drive or a flash drive in usb port. I think the original program could have been upset during transfer to the new computer. It was extremely slow. The old pc was ancient so was the external drive. The program I transferred is an industrial strength vehicle diagnostic with very complex infrastructure. I can only assume some dll files fell over due to the age of the kit, and trying to transfer from windows XP to the latest windows 10.
In conclusion all I can say is JT's method is a great idea but might not always work depending on the age of the kit and the operating systems.
John thank you! You are funny, and saved me a lot of leg work. Peace!
This guy has mastered the art of talking for ~30 minutes what could be said easily in 5. On top of that he is full of it - never in 20+ years has "INSTALL in xxx" showed up when moving files like he describes. It doesnt re-install the program - its just a straight copy of the folder and Adobe, like most programs need files that are not in the program file to run.
Jim H..has mastered the art of having no life...and no subscribers on his CZcams channel. His art form is finding people here on CZcams to heckle and try to dismiss as not helpful to the well over 150,000 people that this video has helped by their own testimony. So, I will leave his reply to demonstrate how pathetic some people's lives are. JT
Thank you. This was the best and simple method to transfer programs.
Great...Thank you for the comment. john
How do you add subtitle to movie
I just had to wipe my Windows 10 due to a malware scam on June 12, 2022...! So, I did. I then loaded a new Windows 10 and copied all of my old Windows 10 Programs onto my Passport before wiping the slate clean. I reloaded all of my old programs and they all work fine, so this system still works well. John Tyler
Hi John, I tried this and it worked for my BibleWorks program. However on my Libronix program I copied the x86 program on to my WD Ultra Passport but when I tried to open it on my new Windows 10 I got errors saying I am missing 4 different dll files. However when I look at the external drive and on my new Win 10 laptop the files are there...any suggestions.
Francisco
I am not understanding how to do this....nd with an answer thank you very much
I don't know how to make you understand the process because 69,000 others have gotten it. Sorry. JT