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Work PC with special software backup help!

ShYKaGe

Junior Member
Hi everyone! So my work PC has dry cleaning software on it and it has been randomly BSODing on me. Last time this happened I called the software company and they charged an arm and a leg for a new HD and installing the dry cleaning software again. Is there a way for me to backup my files on my current pc so I can still use the software installed on it? I have tried just moving the folders onto a usb but that doesnt seem to work. Spec: Windows XP home edition Intel Dual E2140 @1.6ghz 504MB ram
 
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yea the PC is pretty old. The message I get when I try the program after moving the folders onto a different pc is: Component 'MSADODC.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid"
 
i can copy the folders and move the folders just fine. The problem is when I try opening the program from a different machine it doesn't work. I had a similar issue around a year ago and the shop i took it to just copied/cloned my old HD and put in a new HD and the program worked. I figured I could just move the folders but again I am running into issues.
 
Copying programs and trying to run them on a different PC without running the install rarely works. All the changes the install program made for the program to run are no longer there on the new PC.
 
There is a process to get software migrated and working on a different system but I sort of do it instinctively and hope I don't leave out any important steps.

You run a monitoring program like Sysinternals' Process Monitor and take note of the file and registry access, then on the 2nd system you duplicate the registry keys, add the missing files, and in the case of the file you mentioned you need to register it. Process Monitor makes a huge list so you'll need to toggle some of the filters in its settings to reduce that to a manageable level and have as many other unrelated processes and applications shut down as possible to also shorten the list.

To register a file, do that with the Start Button -> Run -> (type) regsvr32 "<path>\NameOfFile.extension", where <path> is the directory where the file is located on your computer and NameOfFile.extension is the name of the file. For example:

regsvr32 "C:\Windows\System32\Mydll.dll"

This portion of my post was copied from this page:
http://consumerdocs.installshield.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=Q108199&sliceId=1

So after you register it, you may get a new error message trying to run the application, pointing to the next thing you need to do to get it working. You just whittle away till it works, hoping that there isn't some kind of anti-piracy measure that creates a unique hardware ID locking it to the original system it was installed on.

If all this system does is run the dry cleaning software opposed to being a multi-tasking general purpose use system, then it does not need more than 512MB memory to run XP and that one app.

If all else fails, someone may need some hands-on time with the system, perhaps a mom 'n pop computer shop senior employee, someone who actually knows their way around windows opposed to some kid working a Geek Squad desk (or if you are VERY lucky you will find the one Geek Squad employee out of them all that can do it, there's just too much variability in their ablities).

ShYKaGe, I've sent you a personal message.
 
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