Bookmarks was just one example (I know it's an easy thing to export/import them). What I as saying is that like moving to a new house, may be better to just not bring everything along.
On that we can agree - I've thought about reinstalling everything, but I've had this one for 9 years and don't have access to all the stuff I need. I will likely be removing a lot of "crap" before I do any transfer.
I though I had the oldest dinosaur in Office 2007 on my old WIN 10 machine! When I looked over the programs on the old machine, I decided to go for new software. I rarely use Office anyway as I have LibreOffice instead. In any event, you can pick up new(er) versions of Office cheap online and they do work fine. For example, Office Professional Plus (2021) for under $12. If you want the 2024 version it's $30. I already decided not to use Acronis True Image since my current version is from 2020 and I haven't even checked to see if it works well with WIN 11. I got the 2023 version of Corel Videostudio for the new PC as the old machine had the 2017 version. I may end up getting a newer version of Corel Paint Shop Pro as the old PC has the 2018 version. The data is easy to transfer since it's on a separate drive from the OS/programs drive in both old and new PC's
I do have the CD for OFFice 97 and 5 1/4 floppies for Office 4 (before 95.
My main things are Adobe photo Deluxe from 1999 and Quicken 2016. I cabget by with Libre Office if I have to. I also do not want to use a Microsoft account on the new W11 machine so will create a local account as usual. I bought the old win10 PC in 2016 and it was an off lease PC then from 2012. Still runs great an does what I need. My old dinosaur 2008 Win7 laptop can no longer access the Schwab website. It still runs great also.
This post reminds me of the day of software shopping at a place like Circuit City or at a computer show. Nerd alert. I remember spending hours reading the back of the CDs and boxes of the descriptions of the software. I don't even know if computer shows exist anymore. I would drive about 20 miles, wait in line, then look for bargains. At the very least, I'd end up stocking up on a bunch of cheap blank CDs so my trip wasn't all for nothing.
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Quicken 2016 (and 2017, which I have) did not have license keys, the install signed onto the Quicken site with your Quicken ID. However, that sign on function is now defunct, you get a blank screen. However, I found a potential workaround (which also applies to Quicken 2016) that worked for me here : Blank Quicken Id window . This worked for me to install Quicken 2017 on a new Windows 11 system.
I do have the install files and patches (2016 H&B) on the HD. On this PC (the old one), I have blocked Quicken from accessing the network for several years, as well as on a couple others and Q16 still works on all 3. I'm hoping that PCMover (laplink) will move it to the new PC intact and functioning. I remember a few years back when people got locked out of Quicken - fortunately, I was not one of them. I'm sure I can get around any Office 2003 issues.
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Could it be that you needed to do what is described as method 2 in this link:I went ahead and jumped in the pool. Fired up my newly bought refurbished Win 11 desktop computer.
More specifically, a HP G2 H4 Workstation. I was hoping to first get into the BIOS or do a one time boot from a usb to make an image of the Hard Drive (I do have the original. I'm running from a cloned HDD). But despite pressing the Esc keys and/or F10 or F9 keys that is supposed to work, no luck. Now I'm kind of wishing I got a Dell.
So, okay, can't do the initial image and am doing the Win 11 setup for a "new" computer and thinking this feels a bit intrusive. I cough up my Microsoft account sign in. The I get asked questions like what do I want share, for settings, ads and such. I picked to not share.
Think I will need some patience
Mine is F2 or the Delete key. I guess there’s no standard.
I just finished setting up my new mini PC yesterday and some this morning. I did not use my Microsoft account but set it up as a local account. Used PCMover to move apps and data over. ($30 well spent, IMO) Took about an hour using the direct cable method. Overall it worked well. Moved over Quicken 2016, Office 2003, Adobe Photo Deluxe, Mailwasher and Thunderbird + others with all the settings intact. All programs seem to run fine.I went ahead and jumped in the pool. Fired up my newly bought refurbished Win 11 desktop computer.
More specifically, a HP G2 H4 Workstation. I was hoping to first get into the BIOS or do a one time boot from a usb to make an image of the Hard Drive (I do have the original. I'm running from a cloned HDD). But despite pressing the Esc keys and/or F10 or F9 keys that is supposed to work, no luck. Now I'm kind of wishing I got a Dell.
So, okay, can't do the initial image and am doing the Win 11 setup for a "new" computer and thinking this feels a bit intrusive. I cough up my Microsoft account sign in. The I get asked questions like what do I want share, for settings, ads and such. I picked to not share.
Think I will need some patience
You mean you needed a non-use keyboard? I was using a wired USB keyboard.
Glad the move worked out for you. I'm back to square one refurbished computer hunting.
I was looking for another refurb when a friend recommended the new BeeLink and said he has a couple of them. Thought I'd give it a try.
Put the CD in and it loads OK. A lot of people have external CD/DVD player/burners. The only thing I used the CD in the desktop I just replaced was to load the Turbo Tax CD and now they don't make those anymore.
