Multiple hdd's, 1st drive(O.S.), 2nd Programs and such.

[iCadaveR]

Hey guys. Not sure if im posting in the right place but. here's my dilema. As the thread title states i have Multiple hdd's, 1st drive(O.S.), 2nd drive Programs and such... I'm wondering if lets say i clean install my 1st drive(O.S.) with a different O.S. as in from vista ultimate 64bit to windows 7 ultimate 64bit... How can i salvage the programs that are on the 2nd drive??? is it possible and how would i do so(meaning do i need certain software)? Any help would be much appreciated. Just trying to save a little time on this... installing all the app's would take fooooorrrreeeeeeevvvveeeeeerrrr!

 

[librin.so.1]

For most apps installing on the same HDD as the OS, or on some other is completely the same: You would have to reinstall 'em after reinstalling Your OS in both situations.
For those that would not require reinstallation after reinstalling OS - those would not care which disk they are on.

So, pretty much the same s*** anyway You do it.

 

[iCadaveR]

Well thanks to the quick reply. Thats a bummer. I noticed some applications still ran but some didnt the last time i switched o.s. I was hoping someone has found a fix. Like maybe running an Index or something. Think any Registry app's might have any effect? or possibly setting the target on the .exe file?

 

[librin.so.1]

It possible to make some apps run without reinstallation by saving their registry entries from the old installation ad restoring them on the new one. But many require more than that.

Although, it is theoretically possible to make any app work on a new installation by migrating some things from the previous OS installation. Yet, it usually takes tedious amount of work and time. This made worse by the fact that every app usually needs different things to be carried over - thus no "one size fits all". Believe me, reinstalling those apps would take much less time and work than trying to carry over. (read: salvaging - fooooorrrreeeeeeevvvveeeeeerrrr! x 9001)

 

[iCadaveR]

lol... Aight then. Thanks for the input. Guess a fresh start is in order... when i dont feel like procrastinating. Info on the 2nd hdd is mainly just games and video editing software so shouldnt be that big of a deal... was just hoping for a 1 click fix if you know what i mean.

 

[librin.so.1]

Info on the 2nd hdd is mainly just games

Many older games don't really care where You run them from and if they find some registry entries and/or config files missing, they just recreate them. Steam with along with most of the games installed through it also doesn't care. Pretty much all MMOs don't care either. Usually, only games that care are those with draconian DRM - such games would start "squeal till Your eardrums shatter", figuratively speaking

 

[iCadaveR]

lol yeah. speaking of squealing check this thread out. i opened it... its completely irrelivent to the subject of harddrives but check it out if you do any fps gaming

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166408

 

[DRDNA]

If you are using the upgrade feature to install windows 7 then it will have an option to keep your applications. Not all application are able to go threw the upgrade but most will. Remember tho you will have to choose that option during the upgrade process.