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In article <TwLLJGAcWkD3Ew9d@thenewinn.demon.co.uk>, Trevor Wright
<Trev@thenewinn.demon.co.uk> writes
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> I'm wondering whether anyone has any tips or observations or
>information about transferring my software to the new machine.  I'm
>interested in legalities (is it legal just to reinstall eg WordPerfect
>onto a new machine?)
Hi Trevor,

(A late response to your post).

Assuming you hold a legitimate licence for the software I can't see a
problem transferring it to new machine.

Most Microsoft licences (not sure about WP) allow you to install a copy
on principle machine and, providing you're the primary user, another
copy on a second machine, usually a portable.

If you keep the 166MMX as a backup machine you could probably keep
copies on both, on the basis that you will only be using one at a time.
Should you part with the 166MMX then you are supposed to wipe any
software that you retain, unless you pass on the full licences as well.

Though it's also probably true to say that the full legality and scope
of some software licences has yet to be tested in law.

> and practicalities (will it let me do it anyway?).
Shouldn't be a problem providing you have correct disks or CDs from
which to install, together with any licence/key numbers required by
install routine.

>If I backup files in Win 95 backup, can I then restore them in win 98
>backup?  - data files, for example.
Yes - although Win95 and Win98 backup programs are different it works
here OK.

>  Are there other ways of
>transferring data from one machine to another that a techno-idiot can
>understand?  TIA for your anecdotes, warnings and reassurances.
Windows Direct Cable Connection if you retain the Win95 machine. For
this you will need a parallel (Laplink) or serial (null modem) cable to
join the two machines. Alternatively, external Zip or other high
capacity floppy drive that you can move between them.

HTH
-- 
Bruce Pickett