If you are a regular user of your PC, its possible that you may have developed a large stock of different software and applications on your existing computer. Many of these software must be shareware programs and others, downloaded or taken from some sources which are not available to you currently. If you want to replace your existing PC with a new one, you may certainly want to have these important software on the new computer, which may concerning you as you want the transfer in a safe and error free manner.
Following are some of the ways for transferring the software from one computer to another on the basis of availability of different type of resources for doing the same.
Using portable storage media: This is the simplest and possibly the most widely used way to transfer software from one computer to another. For this, you require an external storage drive like USB Flash drive, external hard disk, CD/DVD etc. You can plug-in/insert the medium into the source computer and copy-paste the required applications into the medium. Then connect the portable storage device into the new computer and unload all these applications into the same and subsequently install them. But make sure the storage medium used for this purpose has enough capacity as per your requirements and is not corrupt.
Using special applications: In order to meet the requirements of efficient software transfers, there are applications available dedicated for such purposes. One such application is PCmover with which, you can make these transfers in a precise manner. This application should be installed on both the transferer and transferee systems and you can port the software with the use of LAN, external drive, USB connection etc. This program saves you from the hassle of dealing with multiple applications as it packages the software, settings and other data into a single file which can be opened on new computer with PCmover installed.
Other miscellaneous methods: If the computers are remotely located but are connected to network or Internet, then you can use the remote server storage or remote desktop utilities for simply transferring the required applications over a network. But it is essential that the network should have sufficient bandwidth and uninterrupted connectivity for proper transfer. Apart from this, you can connect the hard disk of new computer and old computer simultaneously in one system if parallel ports are available, commonly found in desktop systems. This method may require some expertise and should not be attempted by beginner users.
Following are some of the ways for transferring the software from one computer to another on the basis of availability of different type of resources for doing the same.
Using portable storage media: This is the simplest and possibly the most widely used way to transfer software from one computer to another. For this, you require an external storage drive like USB Flash drive, external hard disk, CD/DVD etc. You can plug-in/insert the medium into the source computer and copy-paste the required applications into the medium. Then connect the portable storage device into the new computer and unload all these applications into the same and subsequently install them. But make sure the storage medium used for this purpose has enough capacity as per your requirements and is not corrupt.
Using special applications: In order to meet the requirements of efficient software transfers, there are applications available dedicated for such purposes. One such application is PCmover with which, you can make these transfers in a precise manner. This application should be installed on both the transferer and transferee systems and you can port the software with the use of LAN, external drive, USB connection etc. This program saves you from the hassle of dealing with multiple applications as it packages the software, settings and other data into a single file which can be opened on new computer with PCmover installed.
Other miscellaneous methods: If the computers are remotely located but are connected to network or Internet, then you can use the remote server storage or remote desktop utilities for simply transferring the required applications over a network. But it is essential that the network should have sufficient bandwidth and uninterrupted connectivity for proper transfer. Apart from this, you can connect the hard disk of new computer and old computer simultaneously in one system if parallel ports are available, commonly found in desktop systems. This method may require some expertise and should not be attempted by beginner users.