Can I move programs from one system to another?

[JohnnyCarnage]

I have a system that we are returning to our IT vendor.
It must remain in tact in the sense that I can't swap out my hard drives.
I have a new system that's running windows xp and I need to minimize the amount of time it takes me to get this new system up and running.
is there a way to move essentially everything from one system over to the new system? I tried to restore a back of the old system to the new system but I believe that corrupted the install because now the system will not boot.

I would hate to have to reinstall all of my programs, 1- because of the time involved and 2- because I'm not familiar with some of the programs and wouldn't know where to start in terms of configuring.

 

[MasterRacker]

You could try something like AlohaBob. I've never used it but heard good things.

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[Prydonian]

If you restore a backup (along with the system state!) to different PC, normally this would result in a BSOD due to the different hardware and system level drivers.

HOWEVER!!!

If you follow the proceedure at the following web site (and I mean follow it!) you will probably be successful. While this speaks to a scenario where you had to replace the motherboard in a system, that is, in effect, what you are doing by moving the O/S and apps to a different system.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/replace_motherboard.htm

I have done this several times and it has always worked.

Good luck, and let us know how it works out.

Mike, The IT Guy.



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