Backed Up 95os HD To my new computer 98se os BUT I can't get it workHelp!

[kss]

I had older computer which had '95 OS. So I backed up all the hard drive information to my new computer which has 98se OS, but I can't get the application to run. All I see is whole bunch of folders after restoring to my desktop. Someone please help how do I convert this folder icons to the Original application Icons and get it to run.

Replied:- (How did you go about backing it up? If you didn't get the registry keys, then you're in trouble... you can't just run a program as is. And what do you mean by restoring it to your desktop?)

I meant to say restoring it from BACKUP WIZARD to alternate location, which I chose as My Doucument folder. And this is on my new computer (running 98se OS) where I had the data backed Up from the older hard drive(running 95 OS).

[Ghost_Hacker]

Saw that nobody answered this one so I'll throw in my 2 cents.

Backups of Apps only work when your either restoring the data an app uses or your restoring the app and the operating system (or at least the registry if the OS remains the same)it was installed on.

In your case the OS is different (98 instead of 95) so there will be no registry settings that tell the apps where their support dlls are located and other information programs need to run.

You'll have to reinstall the app first, then try restoring the backup over the new install to get back any data or settings.


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[Reid]

COA32 (http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/pctech/content/16/01/ut1601.001.html) (Change of Address) may be what you need to update the Registry with the program information needed to run.

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