Moving Programs from one partition to another

[CEV]

I am looking for a program that will allow me to move programs from my C: partition to a new partition that was created to use just for programs. I found one called "Move Me" for migrating from an old pc to a new pc and you can only use it once. Please let me know if there is a better alternative for this. I know one option is to reinstall every program but that would either be too time consuming or I would not have all the installing discs for them.

Thanks,

CEV

 

[EagleKeeper]

Your big problem will be with drive references in control files/registry entries.

Simple directory copies for the operational files will work for the actual copy.
But any "pointers" done by the installation programs will have to be tracked down and changed.

Brute force would be to perform a pattern search for the old path and change any references to the new drive.

 

[CEV]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
Your big problem will be with drive references in control files/registry entries.

Simple directory copies for the operational files will work for the actual copy.
But any "pointers" done by the installation programs will have to be tracked down and changed.

Brute force would be to perform a pattern search for the old path and change any references to the new drive.

This is why I am looking for a program that will do this for me. It would be easier to reinstall the programs if I had all the cd's than doing that.

CEV

 

[WildHorse]

CEV ,

Once upon a time . . .
I too had Windows on its own partition, & applications on another, thinking it'd be better that way in case Windows got corrupted.

Then I saw the error of my ways, & now have the OS & applications together on one partition.

Works better this way, at least it does for me.