Hi Loy,
I've followed this thread for a while,but you may be overlooking an obvious solution.
You wrote: ....."For what it is worth, both the old and the new computer plus a
laptop are on a home wireless network."
Why not use this to your advantage?
On XP Pro you should be able to "see" the XP Home setup and access the drive.
For that you have to connect the 2 machines together via the network.
I would try to transfer(copy) the files via this method,since it already exists,
but there are several other methods you can deploy.
1.Use a USB transfer cable - (the one with the "bubble" in it ;).
XP Home USB port to XP Pro USB port.
2.Somewhat similar to Russ's advice but easier - connect a IDE/SATA-to-USB adapter to
the old drive (leave it in the case -just connect the adapter part) and plug the USB
end into the XP Pro machine.
3.You may want to deploy the native XP Files and settings Transfer Wizard and see if
you can just transfer the FrontPage 2003 files.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx
It says among other things :" ...If you're not networked, you can use a null modem
serial cable,available at electronic stores or stores that carry computer supplies."
* I would use the USB transfer cable in this case - faster and probably less expensive.
The next 2 links also discuss this wizard - keep in mind that this info is somewhat
dated and you'll need to adjust for today's circumstances and tools.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457090.aspx
I realize that this wizard does not transfer the complete program,but maybe some of
it may be enough to satisfy the requirement of the new install on the XP Pro machine.
Failing the above,you can connect the machines via remote access applications,such as
AMMYY http://www.ammyy.com/en/ or
CrossLoop http://www.crossloop.com/
There are at least another dozen of that type of application that would work for
transfer .Little or no configuration needed for many of them.Some require
registration (free) others don't.
To transfer the files that might make it work,you'd have to gather all of them by
doing a search on your hardrive.
The easiest and most obvious are of course under Program Files,but some will be
stored under your profile in Application Data - possibly under All Users or Admin as
well.The Registry will have numerous entries as well.You could export the relevant
keys and subkeys as .reg files.These you would merge later into the XP Pro Registry.
Be careful not to merge User data that specifically refers to a particular profile
unless the data is generic.Your XP Pro profile will most likely have a different ID
number.
BTW -some DLLs may also have been installed in the WINDOWS folder ( system or
system32) -Other entries are found in the Windows Installer data folder,since
Frontpage uses a .msi (Windows Installer) file. That's why I said to scan the whole
drive for related entries.
Make sure you get the registration number from the Registry as well.
Magical JellyBean may find this for you,but there are others
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/
You may even have the key as well (saved from the first install)
I would start just copying the files in Program Files and then do a test if you can
install from the CD.Continue from there,but keep a record of what you transferred
(copied) (Don't move the files!!) You want to keep the old install intact until you
you are succesfull with the new install.
You could track this with eg WhatChanged on this page:
http://www.vista-software.com/support.php
Hope this helps to get some perspective on this.
Peter E.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] MS FrontPage 2003
From: Loy Pressley <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: 16-Jan-2009 3:04:30 PM
Hi Russ,
To do that, I would have to take the old computer apart and take out the hard drive,
then take the new computer apart and install the old computer's hard drive in the new
computer. Or, alternatively hook it up in some kind of USB enclosure or something.
That wouldn't help because the version that I'm trying to put on the new computer is
the version that is running on the hard drive in the old computer right now. What I
want to do is install the same version on the new computer as on the old computer and
then uninstall it from the old computer leaving the new computer only with a working
copy of Front Page.
Confusing...I just love MicroSoft and their paranoid efforts to make sure no one ever
copies a piece of the software that the individual payed for...grrrrrrrr
Thanks....
Loy
Russ Poffenberger wrote:
Hi Loy,
What the validation process typically does is search your hard disk for evidence of
files that make up a copy of the product you are upgrading from. What I have seen it
do usually is to come back and tell you that it could not find a qualifying product
to upgrade, but it then gives you the opportunity to enter the path to a disk for it
to try and find the qualifying upgrade.
If this is the case with your Front Page, then you could simply try taking the disk
out of your old computer and attaching it to your new computer as an additional data
disk (even putting it in a USB enclosure and connecting it that way should work). Now
when the upgrade asks for you to enter the path to a qualifying product, simply enter
the path to your old disk.
Russ Poffenberger
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Loy Pressley wrote:
Hi,
I have MS FrontPage 2003 on an old computer which was an upgrade from a previous
FrontPage which I no longer have. I've purchased a new computer and I want to
transfer MS FrontPage 2003 from my old computer to my new computer. I have the
original install disk for the upgrade to MS FrontPage 2003 but it will not install on
the new computer because, of course, I don't have an old copy of FrontPage on the new
computer to show that I'm upgrading.
I tried to contact MicroSoft about how to do it and their website says that the cost
is $99 for each tech support email. Seemed kind of stupid to me to pay $99 to ask
them a question about a $100 piece of software so I didn't do it.
Anyway, any ideas and help about how I can move MY copy of FrontPage 2003 for which I
paid almost $100 from my old computer to my new computer would be greatly
appreciated. I know FrontPage is on the way out but it is still a pretty good HTML
editor and I think I might need it to upgrade to its successor.
I have WinXP Home on the old computer and WinXP Pro on the new computer. Both
computers are PCs with large hard drives and plenty of free space. For what it is
worth, both the old and the new computer plus a laptop are on a home wireless network.
Thanks for any help...
Loy
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