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LapLink - Does it really work?

12 years ago

I find myself needing to upgrade my hardware and am considering using LapLink to transfer software and files.
Does anyone have any experience with it or other recommendations? Will I need to dig out the original product keys? I'm currently running XP, going to 8.1, and heavily using Office and Quickbooks as well as some Computer Aided Drafting software.
TIA
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pipsydoodles
12 years ago
I would personally suggest just getting an external hardrive... Such as one I linked below (you don't have get that particular model, it is just something I have and knows works). The reason I suggest this is because unlike with laplink (assuming it is legit, I dunno if it is) you can reuse an external hardrive. Furthermore, the one I linked you can really travel with it and not worry about sending files between laptop/mobile deveices and your pc as it generates its own wireless signal.

The only real con of an external hard drive is a) they fail after some time and b) you have to drag files onto it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Wireless plus
randy427
Original Author
12 years ago
I want to move programs and files from my old computer to a new one. LapLink is a program that comes with a cable to connect the two computers and claims to do this. My question is: does it do as advertised?
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owbist
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mikie_gw
12 years ago
Most programs will need to be installed fresh in the win8.. can't simply transfer a program especially things like Office from an old version to new.

Maybe you have some simple single executable programs that could be moved, but I seriously doubt laplink will do any installs.

You can move files surely, but you can move them maybe for less expense on a simple usb memory stick or just stick your old hard drive into a portable hd usb enclosure for $20 or so and have them avail as needed. .....
.... You might also want to just open yourself a Hotmail or outlook.com account and upload your files into OneDrive. Then when you go online win8.1 it comes with OneDrive as default so it will be just simple moving some files around - like magic you'll have your old files on the new computer.

This post was edited by mikie on Sun, Mar 23, 14 at 23:55

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