transferring files to new computer

I have windows 98 on my current computer and am going to buy a new computer
with windows XP. Can I transfer files from the old to new computer (such as
Excel, Word, Norton) or should I buy those already installed on the new
computer. I hate to pay for new ones if i don't need to. The word and excel
programs i have are also 98. I'd appreciate any help.

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I have windows 98 on my current computer and am going to buy a new computer
with windows XP. Can I transfer files from the old to new computer (such as
Excel, Word, Norton) or should I buy those already installed on the new
computer. I hate to pay for new ones if i don't need to. The word and excel
programs i have are also 98. I'd appreciate any help.

If you have install discs for these programs, then you are probably
all right installing them on the new machine, *as long as you remove
them from the old machine.*

There are exceptions, but generally you have a license to install the
program on one machine at a time.

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I have windows 98 on my current computer and am going to buy a new
computer
with windows XP. Can I transfer files from the old to new computer (such
as
Excel, Word, Norton) or should I buy those already installed on the new
computer. I hate to pay for new ones if i don't need to. The word and
excel
programs i have are also 98. I'd appreciate any help.

"transferring files to new computer" transferring files to new
wrote in message
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I have windows 98 on my current computer and am going to buy a new
computer
with windows XP. Can I transfer files from the old to new computer (such
as
Excel, Word, Norton) or should I buy those already installed on the new
computer. I hate to pay for new ones if i don't need to. The word and
excel
programs i have are also 98. I'd appreciate any help.

1. The WinXP instal/upgrade routine is supposed to recognize
installed apps and incorporate them into the XP Registry.
2. If WinXP is preinstalled on the new PC, which has plenty
of disk space (formatted NTFS), it might be simplest to:
2a. Instal the hard drive of the old PC as a second drive
in the XP PC, and then copy data files, configurations etc.
2b. Reinstal important apps from their instal CDs.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

You will need to buy new applications if:
- Your existing app is not compatible with XP. Office 98 applications are
fine, others may not be.
- Your existing applications are OEM versions supplied as a package with the
old machine. In that case your licence might stipulate that the
applications can be used only with the original hardware - you need to check
the licence conditions.

It is not practical to copy installed applications from one machine to
another, especially when there are different operating systems involved. So
for your applications you have no choice but to uninstall the applications
from the old machine and re-install them to the new machine.

For your data files, Windows XP has a Files and Settings transfer wizard
that will step you through the process of identifying what you want to
collect from the old machine and copy it to appropriate locations on the new
machine. The copy can be done using any media from floppy through to
recordable CD, and also works across a network (which is the simplest and
fastest). I don't know if it works from one disk to another (for instance,
if you install the disk from the old machine into the new machine) but you
could ask in an XP newsgroup.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
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I have windows 98 on my current computer and am going to buy a new computer
with windows XP. Can I transfer files from the old to new computer (such
as
Excel, Word, Norton) or should I buy those already installed on the new
computer. I hate to pay for new ones if i don't need to. The word and
excel
programs i have are also 98. I'd appreciate any help.

You need to check the XP newsgroups for the version of that application
being able to work in an XP environment. If so, then install in XP.
XP file transfer was meant for email addresses, newsgroup settings, email
settings, dial-up adapter settings, personal files. NOT for application
transfer to XP.
Check in a XP newsgroup for any more inability you have to search the
internet for answers for such XP questions.

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I have windows 98 on my current computer and am going to buy a new
computer
with windows XP. Can I transfer files from the old to new computer (such
as
Excel, Word, Norton) or should I buy those already installed on the new
computer. I hate to pay for new ones if i don't need to. The word and
excel
programs i have are also 98. I'd appreciate any help.

Is there somewhere that I can check if any of the applications I have on my
machine (Win98SE) will not be compatible with WinXP? I will also be thinking
about upgrading before long.

Martin


"Lil' Dave" wrote in message
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You need to check the XP newsgroups for the version of that application
being able to work in an XP environment. If so, then install in XP.
XP file transfer was meant for email addresses, newsgroup settings, email
settings, dial-up adapter settings, personal files. NOT for application
transfer to XP.
Check in a XP newsgroup for any more inability you have to search the
internet for answers for such XP questions.

The MS site has a program there called "WinXP upgrade advisor", which you
can download - but it is a fairly large exe program (if you're on a dial up
modem). Look at the XP part of their site.

Martin C wrote:
Is there somewhere that I can check if any of the applications I have on
my
machine (Win98SE) will not be compatible with WinXP? I will also be
thinking
about upgrading before long.

Martin


"Lil' Dave" wrote in message
...
You need to check the XP newsgroups for the version of that application
being able to work in an XP environment. If so, then install in XP.
XP file transfer was meant for email addresses, newsgroup settings, email
settings, dial-up adapter settings, personal files. NOT for application
transfer to XP.
Check in a XP newsgroup for any more inability you have to search the
internet for answers for such XP questions.