Registering already installed programs on an ME/2000 Pro dual os

[bdmoore]

I installed Win2K professional as a second OS alongside Win ME, and so had to re-install software I wanted to use in Windows 2000, however some software (such as MS Office) came pre-installed on my pc and I didn't get the installation disks. Does anyone know of any way that I can register these programs manually so that I can run them from Win2000?

 

[butchrecon]

As far as I know there is no way. The registry make up of Win2K is different than Win9x/ME. You will have to get the install disks from whomever you got the PC from. Was this a new PC from a store? James Collins
Systems Support Engineer
A+, MCP

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[Guest_imported]

Create the shortcuts to the applications you want to start using Windows 2000. on the Shortcut, right click and reset the directory where "Start in" to the original [art in which the application was installed.

Best of luck

Dave.

 

[butchrecon]

That wont work for MS-Office. When it loads it looks to the registry for information it needs and gets the files from a specific folder. Since Win98 has \Windows and Win2K has \WINNT folder, Office will not find the files it needs. James Collins
Systems Support Engineer
A+, MCP

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[Jroenick]

You can try to go into regedit under winME and search for any occurrance of "office" in the registry. Export all of those keys to a folder. Go into win2k and then import all of those keys into your registry in 2k. I wouldn't do this because it could cause some problems, but nothing you couldn't fix. I would reccommend contacting you computer OEM and make them give you your office disks. By law, they have to.