abakadabra Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Does anyone know what is the best way to transfer files and applications from an XP PC to a new computer with Vista without transferring the operating system so that the apps will work in the new one without having to reinstall them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelenko Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 For applications, there isn't. You need to reinstall the apps on Vista [or any new OS install] For data, is there a File and Settings transfer wizard in Vista [like the one in XP]? All that said, my experiece with Reto on Vista is mixed. So far, Retro can't see any of my optical drives - I'm getting an error that the drives aren't assigned a drive letter. [Of course, the drives work fine and are assigned a drive letter] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abakadabra Posted December 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Thanks. That's what I suspected. Guess Retro hasn't caught up with Vista yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekr0phage Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Quote: Guess Retro hasn't caught up with Vista yet. This can't be done XP to XP either. You would be trying to run applications on an operating system without the additional framework put in place during the installation process (registry keys, dll's, whatever else). Not to mention many applications need to be patched to work properly on Vista. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abakadabra Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Thanks, Foster; as suspected but wanted to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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