[PickMeApp 0.6.2.3 Beta 22
Rapheal Charlton
The best part about this is that it's very fast & a very small file, because you're saving only the references to what you have installed. Your Linux repository does all the work of actually saving the programs. Yes, you have to pull these packages off the network, but speed and simplicity are worth it.
If the machines are identical, just clone the entire harddisk. Saves you a lot of trouble. Cloning just software might be possible with the User State Migration Tool (if on Windows), but I'm not too sure.
As per the comments about Ghost - I find Acronis True Image to be the best imaging tools for windows. With the latest version if you get the Plus Pack you can restore an image to non-identical hardware too. AFAIK though it is a full image including the windows/OS installation too - don't think you can do just the software
With Windows, I'd say it'd be impossible to copy every piece of software given the different permutations of file locations, registry entries, registration and anti-piracy mechanisms. Ultimately, it would be too much work.
I realise the following might not be much use now, but to save this work in future, you could use portable apps (e.g. PortableApps, The Portable Freeware Collection) where possible and install only the software that needs to be properly installed. Moving to another machine should be quicker and easier. This has saved me lots of time in the past. Quite a lot of software just works too when you copy it (albeit dumping registry entries etc.)
There are several applications available that purport to do this, among them PickMeApp (beta, versatile, InstallMonetizer), PCMover (Commercial, from LapLink) and ZInstall (Commercial). All have different levels of support for range of applications, different price points, etc.
PickMeApp is the only one I've tried since I was hoping to move a circa-2007 software package from an old system, and it was unable to pick up the somewhat-specialized package I was looking to move. In addition, PickMeApp "offers" to install assorted software with dialogs that in some cases don't even have visible Decline buttons. It does this both when you first install it (e.g. to a flash drive) and when you run it on a PC from which you're hoping to clone a program; I don't know if it does so on installation as well. Recommended only for use by IT pros who know what to expect, and then possibly only as a desperation move.
I'll be glad to look into this for you, but first we'll need to downgrade you from the beta build of our desktop app as these are still experimental and you could notice some issues or an inconsistent experience.
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PickMeApp un programma in lingua Inglese, disponibile gratuitamente e ancora in fase Beta, che permette di eseguire un backup di alcuni (ma non di tutti) applicativi che sono installati nel vostro computer e trasferirli su un nuovo PC, o riutilizzarli dopo aver eseguito una formattazione.
Il programma, come si trova scritto nel sito degli sviluppatori, riconosce solo i software installati tramite Windows Installer: "The current version of PickMeApp recognizes only Windows Installer base programs.", presente anche una lista dei programmi supportati e di quelli che non lo sono, ma vecchia e decisamente imprecisa e incompleta.
PickMeApp, compatibile con Windows XP, Vista e Windows 7, sia a 32Bit che a 64 Bit, richiede una registrazione gratuita per poter essere scaricato da questo indirizzo, pu essere installato su una chiavetta USB, in modo da renderlo portable, dove potete salvarvi anche i dati del programma di cui state facendo il backup.
Il funzionamento molto semplice, nella finestra a sinistra ci sono gli applicativi che riesce a identificare del vostro computer, a destra ci sono quelli che avete gi salvato, in basso c' il report delle varie operazioni eseguite.
Tramite il pulsante Capture, presente a sinistra, si esegue il backup dell'applicativo scelto, mentre con l'Install, che trovate a destra, potete ripristinare l'applicativo nel nuovo sistema operativo.
Ho provato il programma e funziona abbastanza bene (ma non benissimo) per essere ancora una versione beta, ho riscontrato qualche problema nel restore di applicativi presi da un sistema a 64 Bit e trasferiti su un 32 Bit, suppongo per la differenza di chiavi di registro e dei percorsi delle cartelle di installazione.
Mentre non ho riscontrato grossi problemi nel trasferire da sistemi a 32 Bit verso i 64 Bit, non comunque garantito che riesca a ripristinare proprio tutte le applicazioni, infatti alcune di quelle che mi ero salvato le ha fallite, ma una percentuale pi che discreta.
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