installed second hard drive but can't use some programmes off the first one.

Arclight · 12-10-11, 08:22 AM

Problem is there is no information for those old programs in the registry. Most programs rely heavily on entries in there to find and access files they depend on. Easiest way to fix is to simply reinstall the program. You can point the installers to the existing directories on D: if you want.

It's possible, I suppose, to retrieve the registry entries from the old OS install, both transplanting those is far more work. You'd have to change a lot of the entries since the drive letters changed.

Long story short, new OS means reinstalling programs.

12-10-11, 08:22 AM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Problem is there is no information for those old programs in the registry. Most programs rely heavily on entries in there to find and access files they depend on. Easiest way to fix is to simply reinstall the program. You can point the installers to the existing directories on D: if you want. It's possible, I suppose, to retrieve the registry entries from the old OS install, both transplanting those is far more work. You'd have to change a lot of the entries since the drive letters changed. Long story short, new OS means reinstalling programs. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

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