[dba-Tech] Really and for true, how can I...

Jim,

Well, using Jon's suggestion, I think the only issue would be if MS
applications complain that it's a new system and that the apps have
been copied.  I have in the past asked for permission to transfer the
license from one user to another...but I guess the copyright issues
loom large especially if one keeps the old PC with all the apps intact
as well as running them on the new system after a presumably
successful transplant of the old drive infused with new drivers.

Thank you, Jim.

Steve Erbach
Neenah, WI


On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> The only real way around this is to image your drives. Then re-image it back
> to the new drive.
>
> I do not know any software smart enough to just pull off any registered
> software. ...And then you run into having to re-register the OS and
> applications from MS just because you now have a larger drive.
>
> If you find something that can resolve this please let me know.
>
> Jim
>
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Erbach
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> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Really and for true, how can I...
>
> ...take a perfectly good, bootable IDE hard disk from one PC that's
> seen better days and mount it in a new PC with a new hard disk, and
> make the old drive boot the new PC?  I mean, really.  Are we forever
> doomed to having to re-install every bleeping bit of software on a new
> PC?
>
> I ask because it can become very problematical to re-install some
> software if there never was a CD for it.  Besides the fact that it
> could take hours and hours to go through the routine and download all
> the farging upgrades to get everything on the new system to the point
> that it's as usable as the old PC.
>
> Any way at all?  I've seen our network admin do very interesting
> things with external SATA drives to switch which drive is the bootable
> one after making a clone copy with Future Systems' Casper.  But what
> about plain Jane IDE drives?
>
> Anybody?
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve Erbach