New Posts For Thread: Any way to transfer programs from pc to pc?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pcHie, i have an old laptop whose battery has basically gone so it just keeps switching off. It won't startup on mains power alone neither (maybe i could change some settings?)I was wondering if there was a way of getting some of my programs from old told laptop is hp pavillion zv5000 so i assume it has a 2.5 inch drive?thnks a lot btwhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419037166#419037166old laptop is hp pavillion zv5000 so i assume it has a 2.5 inch drive?thnks a lot btwSun, 31 Jan 2010 08:19:53 -0600I discovered this earlier if you don't have the CD key for any of your programmes (great if you have Windows pre installed onto your machine):http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419036614#419036614I discovered this earlier if you don't have the CD key for any of your programmes (great if you have Windows pre installed onto your machine):http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:39:56 -0600http://www.amazon.co.uk/External-Enclosure-Laptop-Drive-Powered/dp/B001EEQQ8Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1264948286&sr=8-2i bought this one and it works fine. obviously only fits 2.5 inch sata drives so if that isnt the drive in your old lahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419036398#419036398http://www.amazon.co.uk/External-Enclosure-Laptop-Drive-Powered/dp/B001EEQQ8Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1264948286&sr=8-2i bought this one and it works fine. obviously only fits 2.5 inch sata drives so if that isnt the drive in your old laSun, 31 Jan 2010 07:33:01 -0600best bet is to take the hard drive out, buy a hard drive enclosure (about a fiver on amazon) and use it as an external hard drive as an when needed.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419036214#419036214best bet is to take the hard drive out, buy a hard drive enclosure (about a fiver on amazon) and use it as an external hard drive as an when needed.Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:27:05 -0600good advice above.Not Magic Flea's, obviously :-)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419036146#419036146good advice above.Not Magic Flea's, obviously :-)Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:24:50 -0600You can get adapters from Maplin and the like to connect on to any hard drive and plug in to a new computers usb port. You can then access the old drive as if it were a memory stick and run program from there.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419035402#419035402You can get adapters from Maplin and the like to connect on to any hard drive and plug in to a new computers usb port. You can then access the old drive as if it were a memory stick and run program from there.Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:39:58 -0600that's beyond my scope, but thanks for the help anyway :)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419035394#419035394that's beyond my scope, but thanks for the help anyway :)Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:15:15 -0600i meant trying moving the harddrive to the new laptophttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419035390#419035390i meant trying moving the harddrive to the new laptopSun, 31 Jan 2010 06:05:50 -0600that's what i thought. otherwise i'd just copy and paste office or vista or something right!?and what do u mean by boot from old laptop? (And it works fine btw, just that it doesnt stay on for long so practically can't use it)If i could run it as a dhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419035386#419035386that's what i thought. otherwise i'd just copy and paste office or vista or something right!?and what do u mean by boot from old laptop? (And it works fine btw, just that it doesnt stay on for long so practically can't use it)If i could run it as a dSun, 31 Jan 2010 05:55:47 -0600most programs need to edit your registry, so a simpy copy over the program wont work, as the necessary amendments havent been made.. you could try booting up your laptop from your old hard drivehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23463246/any-way-to-transfer-programs-from-pc-to-pc?post_id=419035354#419035354most programs need to edit your registry, so a simpy copy over the program wont work, as the necessary amendments havent been made.. you could try booting up your laptop from your old hard driveSun, 31 Jan 2010 05:45:57 -0600