Copy All from one PC to another PC.

[mike84]

Hi everyone.

We have a standalone computer at work that runs some specialist programs that create data. The operating system is an old version of XP Pro.

The person who knew all about it has left the company and I have been thrown in at the deep end after a couple of weeks of training. Whilst quite comfortable with using computers my knowledge of the system side is very poor.

Can I backup the whole computer and install it on my PC at home?

I have an old Dell that runs XP pro and I know (monkey fashion) how to clean sweep the hard drive and reinstall everything, which I do every year to keep it running at an acceptable speed.

I’ve been trying for days and days to install one of the programs from a work CD onto my computer but have been getting continual installation errors, 1935’s and 1937’s. I’ve uninstalled .net framework and reinstalled every version several times not really knowing what I’m doing. I did manage to get the work application installed once but I couldn’t run it because it wouldn’t initialize. Took me hours just to find out how to log on as Administator.

So it would be very nice if I could copy the whole thing onto my PC.

Thank you for any help.     

[Calum]

Can I backup the whole computer and install it on my PC at home?

Not really.  You could take a system image, but there's no guarantee it would be bootable, not to mention the potential licensing issues.  Is the software bespoke, and therefore there's no chance of anyone else knowing about it, or is it used outside of your company even in a limited fashion?  If it's not unique, let us know what it is, and perhaps someone may be able to assist.

[mike84]

Hi Calum.

It’s mainly CADCAM stuff. I finally managed to install AutoCad from the CD onto my PC at home but it won’t run. I get a “failed to initialize 0xc0000005” error when I try to run it. My PC barely fits the minimum requirements.

I’ll probably just leave it now, though it would have been nice to have it at home where I could do some work away from the stress of a manufacturing environment.

Thank you for your help.

[Geek-9pm]

Thee my be yet some suggestions from forum members.
Can you provide so detail about what you need to do?
 AutoCad is a very serious professional program. which would suggest your company would invest in some means to keep the integrity of the system intact.

Does your company have high-speed internet? Do you? If so, .you could run the program from your remote location without need to duplicate then software.

There are a number of firms that have software and hardware to accomplish
Remote Computer Access tasks.

Some decline this approach, they believe programs like AutoCad will not work as a remote application. Not so!  In fact, you can even run applications in different OS and still have enough speed to get the job done. The devil is in the details.

Here is an example of the pro and con for AutoCad on remote.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=211804
From the above, you see people have strong opinions on this. But some get it to work very well. The devil is in the details

Key words:  remote computer access with AutoCad

Otherwise, duplication of the software on a home computer has some licensing issues that your company may not wish to face up to.

[Calum]

Hi Calum.

It’s mainly CADCAM stuff. I finally managed to install AutoCad from the CD onto my PC at home but it won’t run. I get a “failed to initialize 0xc0000005” error when I try to run it. My PC barely fits the minimum requirements.

I’ll probably just leave it now, though it would have been nice to have it at home where I could do some work away from the stress of a manufacturing environment.

Thank you for your help.

I support AutoCAD amongst other software at work, so may be able to help.  What version of AutoCAD are you trying to get to run?
There are a few possible solutions for an 0xc05 error here.  It's an access violation error, so can be caused by something in your temporary files, a software conflict of some kind, or even a hardware fault such as bad RAM.  it could also be that the software isn't licensed, if you're trying to run it on a standalone PC without a license.

[mike84]

Hi Geek-9pm.

Thank you for your interesting reply.

Sorry it took me so long to reply but at the moment I’m just trying to cope with all the new stuff I’ve had to learn which includes not only using AutoCad and creating cadcam code but also running the machinery.

Remote access sounds appealing and when I get a chance I will try and copy the software from this standalone PC in the tool-making dept onto one of the PC’s in the office, which are on-line.

To be honest I didn’t even think of the licencing issues.

Hi Calum.

Thank you for your reply.

It’s AutoCad 2005. I think my first step is to purchase a new PC or laptop. My old Dell is now 12-years old and only just meets the minimum requirements to run this type of software.

I work at a small company and the only person who knew anything about the software is the person who used it who has now departed the company following a dispute. Essential programs are AutoCad and BobCad-Cam. Don’t even know if they are licenced copies. Fortunately I’m starting to get the hang of it so the desire to have a copy at home is not so pressing, though it would be very useful.

Kind regards

Michael

[patio]

I have a quite a few architect clients i build and maintain PC's for so your question set off a bell...i remember awhile back one of them using an older ver. of Autocad corresponded to them because they had no need to upgrade at the time.
They sent him 2 liscences for the older ver. at no charge...worth a try i say.
This was approx. 5 years ago.
Best of Luck.