Method of migrating from one computer to another
First Claim
1. A method for transferring a user'"'"'s software operating environment from a first to a second computer, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying on the first computer, substantially those software products having software product files and product data files requiring to be prepared for future migration;
packing the software product files and the product data files to be moved;
moving the software product files and the product data files to the second computer, excepting files that are manually excluded; and
unpacking the moved software product files and the product data files onto the second computer.
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Abstract
A process is provided for facilitating the migrating of a user'"'"'s overall software environment from a first computer to a second computer. The process includes enhancing the operating system on the computer or adding additional functionality to the original and new computers such that software products are identified and their subsequent operation tracked. This tracking operation is used to identify user data files and other files, settings and data which might be potentially moved to the new computer. The method then causes the appropriate programs, settings and files to be packed and moved. The files and programs are unpacked, and the new computer is ready for use such that its appearance and operating environment are identical to that of the original computer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for transferring a user'"'"'s software operating environment from a first to a second computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying on the first computer, substantially those software products having software product files and product data files requiring to be prepared for future migration;
packing the software product files and the product data files to be moved;
moving the software product files and the product data files to the second computer, excepting files that are manually excluded; and
unpacking the moved software product files and the product data files onto the second computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for transferring a user'"'"'s software operating environment from a first to a second computer, the system comprising:
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identifying software that serves to substantially automatically identify those software products which define the operating environment, said software products having software product files and product data files requiring to be prepared for future migration, said identifying software being selectively operable during installation of said software product files and said product data files on the first computer;
packing software that packs the software product files and the product data files to be moved;
moving software that moves the software product files and the product data files to the second computer, excepting files that are manually excluded; and
unpacking software that unpacks the moved software product files and product data files onto the second computer.
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19. A software product with a facility for migrating the operation and functionality of the software product from a first to a second computer, the software product comprising:
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software product files which define the operation and functionality of the software product;
packing software operable for identifying the software product files requiring to be transferred to the second computer in a future migration; and
interface software for interfacing the packing software with other software that is instrumental in facilitating the migration of the software product to the second computer.
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20. A method for migrating the operation and functionality of a software product from a first to a second computer, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying on the first computer, substantially those software product files and product data files of said software product requiring to be prepared for future migration;
packing the software product files and product data files to be moved;
moving the software product files and the product data files to the second computer, excepting files that are manually excluded; and
unpacking the moved software product files and the product data files onto the second computer.
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