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832 views 6 replies 2 participants last post by  TJJEEP 
#1 ·
So my wife has an old laptop from 2002 or 2003 that has a ton of stuff on the harddrive. Most of the stuff we don't have the installation cds for anymore.

Can I remove the harddrive and put it in an external drive enclosure and run the program off the drive like that?

Mainly she wants access to her AutoCad and Corel Suite.

The laptop is way out of date now and runs way too slow. We have installed more memory but it didn't help. I bought her a brand new HP desktop with dual monitors this winter.
 
#2 ·
No, you will need the installation media to run the programs on a different computer. Many settings, files, and the registry are altered when a program is installed.

What did you use Corel for? There is a free alternative for spreadsheets and documents called Open Office.
There are some free alternatives to autocad but I have not tried any out.
http://blog.cometdocs.com/10-great-free-alternatives-to-autocad
 
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