Posted on 02/25/2026 5:07:51 AM PST by LouAvul
..without disks?
It's a unique program that I bought ~30 years ago. PC Study Bible.
I bought the original version and have paid for the upgrades plus optional add ons.
The owner/operator passed and PC Study Bible ceased to exist. Now I want the ability to transfer the program in its entirety from one PC to another.
I use pcmover and it works OK. I think Windows has a migration assistant now.
Just get eSword. It’s free and it’s very powerful. Has a wide selection of free Bibles, commentaries, dictionaries and other free resources. You can also purchase some others at a reasonable cost. It’s easy to learn. I have it on my desktop, laptop and phone all synced. It’s an amazing Bible study tool.
On Windows? See where the program is located in Windows Explorer, probably inside “Program Files (x86)”. Look for the program folder, copy to a portable usb drive and drop it into the corresponding “Program Files (x86)” folder on the new computer. Any error messages? Look them up on the internet and find out how to fix them.
How about Laplink. Anyone remember that?
You might use it if you feel better.
If nothing else works, you could always create a virtual machine on your new PC and virtualize the old physical machine. Offered as a line of research on your part if no other approach works for you.
Well, of course...
You don’t wanna call nobody else.
PC threads are so cute and so full of 1990 technology.
Like I said, I’ve got unique, otherwise unavailable add ons. They’re only available via this old program.
Bflr
Do you even know if the software would run on a newer operating system ? Did the program originally have an installer ? or did it just run from an .exe file.
I can tell you that an emulator now exists that can actually run and use old operating systems and there programs. Look up PCem.
The above mentioned very unique commentary I bought from the vendor and downloaded it online. The vendor is no longer in business and the company has dissolved. Along with the digitized commentary.
I don't know the answers to your question.
when you get home.
Exactly.
Such an underrated band, that Dealy Stan.
This thread got me thinking of all the media formats that have come and gone in the relatively short space of our lifetimes. Audio’s gone from reel-to-reel and vinyl records to 8-Track, then cassettes, CDs and now MP3 formats. Home audio/visual rose through 8mm reels, Laserdisks, the VHS vs. Betamax thing, DVDs, Blu-Rays and now digital downloads.
You can’t buy a new computer anymore that has a disc player in it. It’s all USB slots (which are up to generation 3 now), memory cards and internet. We’re pressured to use and trust other people’s servers with all storage and information transfer (The CLOUD), and urged to ditch personally owned software and use others internet equivalents.
All that really makes me value the rare time left anymore to crack open an old-fashioned book and let it take my mind away from the hurtling pace to the future for a while.
MikelTackNailer, you are right.
Dealy Stan, as well as they rate already, are still underrated!
We have indeed gone through a slew of media also.
However, CDs, DVDs, and BlueRays are still a thing, readers and writers. I have a number that plug into USBs of all types. Although I do not need them much. And Walmart still has players for TV or stereo or whatever you want to hook them to. I mainly have been using them to digitize onto solid state “hard drives.” And I keep the discs and inserts (without the boxes) to prove I bought them. Lots of good stuff still at estate and garage sales on those discs and vinyl too.
And you are right about the hurtling pace to the future too. Slow reading with no batteries involved, very nice.
Wish my eyes were working like they used to, however...
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