Method for migrating from one computer to another
CA 2375816 A1 · Owner: Isogon Corporation · Inventors: Barritz, Robert; Kassan, Peter
Overview
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A process is provided for facilitating the migrating of a user's overall software environment from a first computer to a second computer. The process includes enhancing the operating system on the computer or adding additional functionality to the original and new computers such that software products are identified and their subsequent operation tracked. This tracking operation is used to identify user data files and other files settings and data which , might be potentially moved to the new computer. The method then causes the appropriate programs, settings and files to be packed and moved. The files and programs are unpacked, and the new computer is ready for use such that its …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed May 11, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 11, 2020.
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