Moving to new computer

[Teksonik]

Hi Dave,I'll be getting a new computer sometime next week and I want to move all my audio software to the new machine.The new computer will not be connected to the internet.What is the best way to move my registered products to the new machine?Thanks for your help!

[Muon Software Ltd]

Just copy the zip files over

Having said that, I would suggest setting up a small home network for your machines. A lot come with ethernet ports built in these days and if they don't network cards are hardly expensive. A simple crossed cable, and the built-in networking software and you'll be off.

In this way you can have your non-audio computer connected to the net as much as you want, running your firewall/virus checking etc. and not have to burn CDs or ferry floppy disks around every time you download something.

Cheers
Dave

[Teksonik]

Ahhhh the zip files was I supposed to save those (doh).I have Electron but can't seem to find my beloved Tau Pro.
The network idea is brilliant,why didn't I think of that(because I'm.....not brilliant).I will research the subject right away.Thanks for the idea!Is there any way we could conduct my further inquirys in private.No sense clogging up the forums with this post.

EDIT: I found the Tau Pro zip lurking in an archive folder so I 'm good to go.It will be one of the first things I install on my new computer which by the way will have plenty of room for Neutron and Positron.......

[AdInfinitum]

Actually, if you could let us know how to do that, that would be great. I'm tired of burning CDs moving stuff from the Internet compute to the music computer.

I also want to update my computer from ME to XP (along with a new hard drive) - will I haved to reinstall everything because they will use different drivers? Is there a quick way to do that. I have so many programs on my old computer, I don't want to have to reinstall them all. Any advice would be great.

[Muon Software Ltd]

You can install XP right over the top of ME, but it you may need to do some preparation first. If you've got a lot of low-level utilities like firewalls, virus-checkers and stuff like that, these almost certainly won't work with XP and will need to be un-installed before you put XP on.

As for the networking side of things, just ensure that both machines have got an ethernet card (or port built-in on the motherboard). If they don't, buy a simple networking pack from your local computer store with a couple of network cards and what is known as a "crossed" ethernet cable. This will allow you to connect two computers together without a hub. That's the difficult bit

After that, you can use the home networking wizard (in XP) to get yourself started, or there are a tonne of excellent "how-to" guides on the net. If you go the whole hog of sharing a net connection, you will need a proxy server software too, I recommend the one from AnalogX as being pretty good and free too.

Hope this helps
Dave

[whyterabbyt]

One of the best proxy's out there is Proxomitron; one of its benefits is that it'll filter out popups and all sorts of crap...