registry info corrupt/missing

I used Windows Easy Transfer Companion to transfer programs from my old
laptop (Windows XP) to the new one (Vista). Most programs were transferred.
But for a couple, the error message 'Registry info missing or corrupt. Please
reinstall.' pops up. I've done uninstalled and put the program back, but it
doesn't help. What else can I try? On XP, the program works without any such
issues.

"amy" <> wrote in message
news:C768A1E8-A7C9-4D2C-8D01-...
>I used Windows Easy Transfer Companion to transfer programs from my old
> laptop (Windows XP) to the new one (Vista). Most programs were
> transferred.
> But for a couple, the error message 'Registry info missing or corrupt.
> Please
> reinstall.' pops up. I've done uninstalled and put the program back, but
> it
> doesn't help. What else can I try? On XP, the program works without any
> such
> issues.
>

Sorry but it is not possible to transfer programs because when originally
installed they integrated with Windows as most programs do, using common
files and scripts. You can copy the whole drive, called ghosting, to another
drive but not other wise.



--
Ian

Thanks for your reply Ian. Actually, I tried to transfer the whole drive as
you mentioned. All the programs in the C: drive were transferred, and only 2
of them are giving me the registry error message.
"Ian Betts" wrote:

>
>
> "amy" <> wrote in message
> news:C768A1E8-A7C9-4D2C-8D01-...
> >I used Windows Easy Transfer Companion to transfer programs from my old
> > laptop (Windows XP) to the new one (Vista). Most programs were
> > transferred.
> > But for a couple, the error message 'Registry info missing or corrupt.
> > Please
> > reinstall.' pops up. I've done uninstalled and put the program back, but
> > it
> > doesn't help. What else can I try? On XP, the program works without any
> > such
> > issues.
> >
>
> Sorry but it is not possible to transfer programs because when originally
> installed they integrated with Windows as most programs do, using common
> files and scripts. You can copy the whole drive, called ghosting, to another
> drive but not other wise.
>
>
>
> --
> Ian
>

"amy" <> wrote in message
news:59EF5578-6B7C-4F8A-8815-...
> Thanks for your reply Ian. Actually, I tried to transfer the whole drive
> as
> you mentioned. All the programs in the C: drive were transferred, and only
> 2
> of them are giving me the registry error message.
> "Ian Betts" wrote:
>

Ian thanks for appending sig.
I'm glad to resurrect you.

"amy" <> wrote in message
news:59EF5578-6B7C-4F8A-8815-...
> Thanks for your reply Ian. Actually, I tried to transfer the whole drive
> as
> you mentioned. All the programs in the C: drive were transferred, and only
> 2
> of them are giving me the registry error message.
> "Ian Betts" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "amy" <> wrote in message
>> news:C768A1E8-A7C9-4D2C-8D01-...
>> >I used Windows Easy Transfer Companion to transfer programs from my old
>> > laptop (Windows XP) to the new one (Vista). Most programs were
>> > transferred.
>> > But for a couple, the error message 'Registry info missing or corrupt.
>> > Please
>> > reinstall.' pops up. I've done uninstalled and put the program back,
>> > but
>> > it
>> > doesn't help. What else can I try? On XP, the program works without any
>> > such
>> > issues.
>> >
>>
>> Sorry but it is not possible to transfer programs because when originally
>> installed they integrated with Windows as most programs do, using common
>> files and scripts. You can copy the whole drive, called ghosting, to
>> another
>> drive but not other wise.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ian
>>
>
Then you will need to reload with the CD. If you don't have a CD then sorry
but its not go and you will just have to delete those two.

--
Ian

Hi Amy,

The tool isn't perfect, and some programs simply cannot be transferred.
Those that cannot will need to be reinstalled from the original installation
media.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"amy" <> wrote in message
news:59EF5578-6B7C-4F8A-8815-...
> Thanks for your reply Ian. Actually, I tried to transfer the whole drive
> as
> you mentioned. All the programs in the C: drive were transferred, and only
> 2
> of them are giving me the registry error message.
> "Ian Betts" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "amy" <> wrote in message
>> news:C768A1E8-A7C9-4D2C-8D01-...
>> >I used Windows Easy Transfer Companion to transfer programs from my old
>> > laptop (Windows XP) to the new one (Vista). Most programs were
>> > transferred.
>> > But for a couple, the error message 'Registry info missing or corrupt.
>> > Please
>> > reinstall.' pops up. I've done uninstalled and put the program back,
>> > but
>> > it
>> > doesn't help. What else can I try? On XP, the program works without any
>> > such
>> > issues.
>> >
>>
>> Sorry but it is not possible to transfer programs because when originally
>> installed they integrated with Windows as most programs do, using common
>> files and scripts. You can copy the whole drive, called ghosting, to
>> another
>> drive but not other wise.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ian
>>

And, not all programs that run in XP will install or run in Vista. Check to
see if they are Vista compatible.

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi Amy,
>
> The tool isn't perfect, and some programs simply cannot be transferred.
> Those that cannot will need to be reinstalled from the original
> installation media.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "amy" <> wrote in message
> news:59EF5578-6B7C-4F8A-8815-...
>> Thanks for your reply Ian. Actually, I tried to transfer the whole drive
>> as
>> you mentioned. All the programs in the C: drive were transferred, and
>> only 2
>> of them are giving me the registry error message.
>> "Ian Betts" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "amy" <> wrote in message
>>> news:C768A1E8-A7C9-4D2C-8D01-...
>>> >I used Windows Easy Transfer Companion to transfer programs from my old
>>> > laptop (Windows XP) to the new one (Vista). Most programs were
>>> > transferred.
>>> > But for a couple, the error message 'Registry info missing or corrupt.
>>> > Please
>>> > reinstall.' pops up. I've done uninstalled and put the program back,
>>> > but
>>> > it
>>> > doesn't help. What else can I try? On XP, the program works without
>>> > any
>>> > such
>>> > issues.
>>> >
>>>
>>> Sorry but it is not possible to transfer programs because when
>>> originally
>>> installed they integrated with Windows as most programs do, using common
>>> files and scripts. You can copy the whole drive, called ghosting, to
>>> another
>>> drive but not other wise.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ian
>>>
>