transfer from xp to vista using pc mover

A couple of months ago I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1720 with Vista. I used PC
mover to transfer all data from my Dell Inspiron 5100 running XP to the 1720.
Now I believe I have updates and hotfixes from my 5100 on my 1720. Does
anyone know if I can delete them? Or will deleting them cause me more
problems than I already have.
1. Cannot download or install most updates, some do get through.
2. Cannot create restore point.
3. Cannot uninstall programs.
4. Cannot install upgrades from a CD.
5. Currently disabled windows firewall, and deleted McAfee. No other
firewall as far as I can tell.

Any comments and/or help will be appreciated.
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opalocka

Bob
Thu Mar 27 16:46:11 PDT 2008

Have you tried to create a restore point in Safe Mode?
If you can, I would go ahead and delete them.

Did you use the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool?
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/McAfee-Consumer-Product-Removal-Tool.shtml
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"opalocka" <opalocka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:49C3901B-5C79-4776-AD87-5E62AC0201A9@microsoft.com...
>A couple of months ago I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1720 with Vista. I used
>PC
> mover to transfer all data from my Dell Inspiron 5100 running XP to the
> 1720.
> Now I believe I have updates and hotfixes from my 5100 on my 1720. Does
> anyone know if I can delete them? Or will deleting them cause me more
> problems than I already have.
> 1. Cannot download or install most updates, some do get through.
> 2. Cannot create restore point.
> 3. Cannot uninstall programs.
> 4. Cannot install upgrades from a CD.
> 5. Currently disabled windows firewall, and deleted McAfee. No other
> firewall as far as I can tell.
>
> Any comments and/or help will be appreciated.
> --
> opalocka

PA
Thu Mar 27 16:55:18 PDT 2008

Why didn't you use Windows Easy Transfer
(http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/02/15/using-windows-easy-transfer.aspx)
instead of PCMover? Chances are that you would have avoided these issues.

As this is not an IE-specific issue, let me point you to the Vista-specific
newsgroups:

microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords
microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_assessment
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
microsoft.public.windows.vista.security
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


opalocka wrote:
> A couple of months ago I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1720 with Vista. I used
> PC mover to transfer all data from my Dell Inspiron 5100 running XP to the
> 1720. Now I believe I have updates and hotfixes from my 5100 on my 1720.
> Does anyone know if I can delete them? Or will deleting them cause me more
> problems than I already have.
> 1. Cannot download or install most updates, some do get through.
> 2. Cannot create restore point.
> 3. Cannot uninstall programs.
> 4. Cannot install upgrades from a CD.
> 5. Currently disabled windows firewall, and deleted McAfee. No other
> firewall as far as I can tell.
>
> Any comments and/or help will be appreciated.

opalocka
Fri Mar 28 13:27:01 PDT 2008

I used PC Mover because when I was searching the web for information on how
to transfer from one computer to another Dell recommended PC Mover.
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opalocka


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Why didn't you use Windows Easy Transfer
> (http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/02/15/using-windows-easy-transfer.aspx)
> instead of PCMover? Chances are that you would have avoided these issues.
>
> As this is not an IE-specific issue, let me point you to the Vista-specific
> newsgroups:
>
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_assessment
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
> microsoft.public.windows.vista.security
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> opalocka wrote:
> > A couple of months ago I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1720 with Vista. I used
> > PC mover to transfer all data from my Dell Inspiron 5100 running XP to the
> > 1720. Now I believe I have updates and hotfixes from my 5100 on my 1720.
> > Does anyone know if I can delete them? Or will deleting them cause me more
> > problems than I already have.
> > 1. Cannot download or install most updates, some do get through.
> > 2. Cannot create restore point.
> > 3. Cannot uninstall programs.
> > 4. Cannot install upgrades from a CD.
> > 5. Currently disabled windows firewall, and deleted McAfee. No other
> > firewall as far as I can tell.
> >
> > Any comments and/or help will be appreciated.
>
>

opalocka
Fri Mar 28 13:31:00 PDT 2008

Yes. But I keep getting a message telling me I can't restore in safe mode. I
tried to use the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool but when I try to
reboot as it tells you to I go into a never ending loop trying to update and
it never closes.
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opalocka


"Bob" wrote:

> Have you tried to create a restore point in Safe Mode?
> If you can, I would go ahead and delete them.
>
> Did you use the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool?
> http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/McAfee-Consumer-Product-Removal-Tool.shtml
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>
> "opalocka" <opalocka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:49C3901B-5C79-4776-AD87-5E62AC0201A9@microsoft.com...
> >A couple of months ago I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1720 with Vista. I used
> >PC
> > mover to transfer all data from my Dell Inspiron 5100 running XP to the
> > 1720.
> > Now I believe I have updates and hotfixes from my 5100 on my 1720. Does
> > anyone know if I can delete them? Or will deleting them cause me more
> > problems than I already have.
> > 1. Cannot download or install most updates, some do get through.
> > 2. Cannot create restore point.
> > 3. Cannot uninstall programs.
> > 4. Cannot install upgrades from a CD.
> > 5. Currently disabled windows firewall, and deleted McAfee. No other
> > firewall as far as I can tell.
> >
> > Any comments and/or help will be appreciated.
> > --
> > opalocka
>
>

Bob
Fri Mar 28 19:39:29 PDT 2008


Run sfc /scannow.

"opalocka" <opalocka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:898AF603-8FEC-43A5-8612-3DFFD0C20D32@microsoft.com...
> Yes. But I keep getting a message telling me I can't restore in safe mode.
> I
> tried to use the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool but when I try to
> reboot as it tells you to I go into a never ending loop trying to update
> and
> it never closes.
> --
> opalocka
>
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> Have you tried to create a restore point in Safe Mode?
>> If you can, I would go ahead and delete them.
>>
>> Did you use the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool?
>> http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/McAfee-Consumer-Product-Removal-Tool.shtml
>> -------
>> *Report back, please*
>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
>> so
>> that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>
>> [How to ask a question]
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>> "opalocka" <opalocka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:49C3901B-5C79-4776-AD87-5E62AC0201A9@microsoft.com...
>> >A couple of months ago I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1720 with Vista. I
>> >used
>> >PC
>> > mover to transfer all data from my Dell Inspiron 5100 running XP to the
>> > 1720.
>> > Now I believe I have updates and hotfixes from my 5100 on my 1720. Does
>> > anyone know if I can delete them? Or will deleting them cause me more
>> > problems than I already have.
>> > 1. Cannot download or install most updates, some do get through.
>> > 2. Cannot create restore point.
>> > 3. Cannot uninstall programs.
>> > 4. Cannot install upgrades from a CD.
>> > 5. Currently disabled windows firewall, and deleted McAfee. No other
>> > firewall as far as I can tell.
>> >
>> > Any comments and/or help will be appreciated.
>> > --
>> > opalocka
>>
>>