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"I'm buying a new computer and I don't want to reinstall all my applications on the new computer. Is there any way I can copy applications, software, and settings from my old computer to a new PC?"

One of the slowest parts of upgrading to a new computer is having to re-install software. There is one solution I recommend for moving applications to a new computer. While I have found a handful of situations where it won't work, in most cases every application on your old computer will be moved, including your preferences, and you'll be back up and running in no time.

"You were a great help with the Error 2738. I almost got my software installed and hit error 1316. Help, any input would be great!"

Error 1316. A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file... is a frequent error message resulting from a previously failed Windows software install. If you hit this error, the easiest solution is to cleanup the mess left by the previous install before proceeding with a new install of the same software. Microsoft provides a solution to this problem for many software install failures in the form of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility.

As part of my latest round of videos I did for HP, Andru Edwards and I walked through the process of upgrading to Windows 7 from Windows Vista (and XP). There are two primary scenarios you might be going through if you decide to upgrade. You're either going to replace the operating system on your current computer or you're going to buy a new computer and need to move all your files and settings. In either case, it's important to backup all your important files, so you don't end up losing anything in the process. Through a couple of videos, we walk you through the steps required to backup your files safely and complete a Windows 7 upgrade.

"I got an error while trying to install software on my Windows 7 computer. This is the error message: Error 2738. Could not access VBScript run time for custom action. How can I fix error 2738?"

This error is common to software applications that use VBScript for some portion of the install process. Error 2738 is an error that means VBScript is not properly configured to run on your computer. I encountered Error 2738 when I installed Verizon Access Manager, but there are many other times it can occur. To fix Error 2738 you may need to follow slightly different steps depending on your computer configuration.

Microsoft is officially not supporting upgrades from Windows XP to Windows 7, which means they want you to do a clean install. If you're like the average computer user, you have files stored all over the place and might be worried about missing something if you wipe your hard drive and install Windows 7. There is a solution for upgrading XP to Windows 7, but it will require one additional software application.

"How can I install Windows 7 from the .iso download from Microsoft?"

The Windows 7 .ISO file is basically a DVD in the format of a file on your hard drive. If you downloaded the Windows 7 .ISO, you need to burn it to DVD before you can install it on your computer. Once you have the DVD, you can simply boot from your newly created Windows 7 disk and follow the steps for the installation.

Burn a ISO to DVD

One of my favorite ISO burning solutions is ImgBurn. It's free and keeps things simple. After installing ImgBurn, simply choose the option to Write image file to disc. Browse to the location of the Windows 7 .ISO file on your hard drive. With your blank DVD in your DVD burner, burn Windows 7 to the DVD.

Install Windows 7

Once you have a DVD burned, simply reboot your computer, boot from the DVD and follow the instructions to install Windows 7.