save and reinstall apps
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I'm assuming you don't mean portable apps, so you want something to grab the registry entries and program files for a program so that you can reinstall without an installer by dumping them back? Or do you want to grab just the MyDocs/etc and dump them back after reinstalling an office suite from an installer?
16k_zx81
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I officially boycotted Laplink last week after THREE machines coming back from having used it.
Broke Windowsupdate on one, and all sotrs of weird stuff going on with the other two.
Im an affiliate, and had used it quite a bit. Also built it into my pricing structure as a N&P option.
Can't afford the time to have machines come back. Laplink firmly out of my toolkit until they improve the reliability of its results.
Broke Windowsupdate on one, and all sotrs of weird stuff going on with the other two.
Im an affiliate, and had used it quite a bit. Also built it into my pricing structure as a N&P option.
Can't afford the time to have machines come back. Laplink firmly out of my toolkit until they improve the reliability of its results.
I've had one go bad, and I've done many. The Pro version lets you choose what you wish to move, if that's any help.
Rick
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PCMover Review: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise...-Microsofts-Windows-7-Migration-Holes-744436/
Quote: For applications, it was a mixed bag.
Problems often seemed due to licensing or activation schemes employed by various pieces of third-party software. I was worried that Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student would want me to reactivate, but it worked fine after briefly popping up a dialog box. However, Nero 8 refused to work post-migration, requiring a complete clean reinstallation. Pidgin and Skype both worked post-migration, although Skype lost its saved account and password data. iTunes required a repair but not a reinstallation, while TiVo Desktop lost its media key and one of its underlying services (yet somehow worked). TurboTax 2008 couldn’t find a necessary CAB file, so it failed to run (and I had lost the media). UnQuote
Hope this helps...
I've been in a habit of telling people that I can not transfer their programs from their old machine. This sounds too good to be true and I'm glad others here are providing their input... anyone have any experience with the Enterprise Version?
By the way, does the Pro version allow us techs to use it as many times as we want for the one fee charge of $59.95 US dollars? Is it advisable to purchase the pro version with the Transfer Cable for the $69.95? I can't tell if this is a special cable or not.
Thanks.
Quote: For applications, it was a mixed bag.
Problems often seemed due to licensing or activation schemes employed by various pieces of third-party software. I was worried that Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student would want me to reactivate, but it worked fine after briefly popping up a dialog box. However, Nero 8 refused to work post-migration, requiring a complete clean reinstallation. Pidgin and Skype both worked post-migration, although Skype lost its saved account and password data. iTunes required a repair but not a reinstallation, while TiVo Desktop lost its media key and one of its underlying services (yet somehow worked). TurboTax 2008 couldn’t find a necessary CAB file, so it failed to run (and I had lost the media). UnQuote
Hope this helps...
I've been in a habit of telling people that I can not transfer their programs from their old machine. This sounds too good to be true and I'm glad others here are providing their input... anyone have any experience with the Enterprise Version?
By the way, does the Pro version allow us techs to use it as many times as we want for the one fee charge of $59.95 US dollars? Is it advisable to purchase the pro version with the Transfer Cable for the $69.95? I can't tell if this is a special cable or not.
Thanks.
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16k_zx81
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I was using the Pro version.
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Honestly I think a clean install of everything is the safest way to go in any situation. Just copy the user profiles, programs folder, and find drivers on the internet.
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+1 !
I've seen too many instances of a copied application that didn't work. Trying to find out why usually ends up with an uninstall (which sometimes doesn't work either) and then a re-install. You're also not going to get much help from the app's support people when they determine that an actual install wasn't done.
Why would you copy the program files folders over if you have done a clean install? Same with user profiles, especially since malware loves to hide there. Data from the user profiles, certainly.
Rick
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Assuming this is not a rhetorical question
Because customers like their machine to come back as close as possible to the way it was before it was repaired - with the problems solved, of course!
Particularly a valuable practice if the customer has a lot of software installed - the idea being to save them the trouble of having to put everything back on again.
Its the old chestnut of a N&P not being a 'proper fix' because it does a lot more than 'fix' the problem, it also causes the customer inconvenience because they have to spend time setting up their software and figuring out how to make it work the way it did before.
But, yeah, in the case of Laplink, Im not going back to it for now. too much hassle.
--- one of the reasons for which is that they dont provide 24/7 support - no live chat, no phone desk after hours. In my time zone (Australia) this is a major headf@ck when something goes wrong, adds to the time the repair takes, and means I have to make calls out of normal working hours to solve problems caused by their software.
Just not worth it.
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What I meant was the user folders not user profiles. Sometimes programs store necessary information in the programs folder.
Assuming this is not a rhetorical question
Because customers like their machine to come back as close as possible to the way it was before it was repaired - with the problems solved, of course!
Particularly a valuable practice if the customer has a lot of software installed - the idea being to save them the trouble of having to put everything back on again.
Its the old chestnut of a N&P not being a 'proper fix' because it does a lot more than 'fix' the problem, it also causes the customer inconvenience because they have to spend time setting up their software and figuring out how to make it work the way it did before.
But, yeah, in the case of Laplink, Im not going back to it for now. too much hassle.
--- one of the reasons for which is that they dont provide 24/7 support - no live chat, no phone desk after hours. In my time zone (Australia) this is a major headf@ck when something goes wrong, adds to the time the repair takes, and means I have to make calls out of normal working hours to solve problems caused by their software.
Just not worth it.
Not meant to be rhetorical at all. If you've done a clean install, and you're not using Laplink (which does it's own copying) then why bring all that clutter over, if you're not re-installing any user programs?
That said, I used PCMover twice on Saturday, worked well both times, once on XP, once on Vista.
Aside: Many years ago I worked in International Air Cargo. Frequently had to get up in the middle of my night to talk to guys on your side of the globe.
Rick
16k_zx81
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Aside: Many years ago I worked in International Air Cargo. Frequently had to get up in the middle of my night to talk to guys on your side of the globe.
Rick
Hi Rick
Yeah - if you guys over there would just set your clocks to the correct time, it would be a lot easier for both sides
Hi Rick
Yeah - if you guys over there would just set your clocks to the correct time, it would be a lot easier for both sides
Define "correct" time.
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