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For the time involved with moving the app versus uninstalling/reinstalling, I would think the latter the better option. I have never heard of a successful move. I suppose it’s possible, but Office is such a large app there must be thousands of things to move. If the move is partially completed, then falters you are left with office 2010 kind of on 2 partitions and then who knows if the uninstall will work for either. You might end up reinstalling then uninstalling on both before an installation on C is possible.

My choice would be uninstall on D, run CCleaner registry cleaner on D to look for leftovers, then installing on the C Drive. I have never found a problem with reinstalling my Office 2010 as far as activation. I installed it on Win 7, then Win 8 RP then Win 8 Ent Eval, and now on Win 8 Pro with no problems with activation. These installations were in 2 different partitions.

I am using CCleaner successfully in Windows 8 RP. It does flag one Active-X Registry Entry which turns out to have a vital function in Metro, but no harm is done by removing that and letting it recreate itself, AFAIK.

With the exception of certain Windows 7 programs which contain drivers or use special functional libraries not present in Windows 8 (and these are rare exceptions), IF you stick with Win 8 Pro on capable hardware, even older drivers and programs which require Compatibility Mode have been working for me. And also most early testers in the Windows Secrets Lounge.

Microsoft maintains a partial listing of compatible and incompatible software at:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/win8/CompatCenter/Home?Language=en-US#

There are tabs and drop-downs for more specific category searching. Good resource, but not comprehensive.

@Gregory –

With a few rare exceptions, any program that works in Windows 7 should work in Windows 8. I don’t know if CCleaner will work with Win8, but it probably will.

Any program that works in Windows 7 will NOT work in Windows RT.

– Woody

A new Version 3.24.1850 (http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download) of the free CCleaner system cleaning utility has been released. The changes in this version include Firefox plugin and extension management, improvements for 64-bit Windows 7 and 8, along with various minor improvements and bug fixes.

Cheers,
Drew

WIN7 64 is the BIG pain! I have been using Windows since 98SE. WIN XP PRO has been the most stable of them all. Even a repair-install is easier in XP than in WIN7. WIN7 is causing all the crashes. The causes it reports include some of which I have never heard before (and there have been way too many). WIN7 always blames my hardware when it crashes, but when it works, no hardware problems are ever reported!!! My computer never over-heats, I do all the re-seats just in case, I do regular dust clean-outs, and I keep all the drivers up to date. All Windows Updates are current. I use Avast! Free, MBAM Pro, CCleaner, WinOptimizer7, jv16 Power Tools, and Windows Defender. I use their Real-Time modes (where available) and scan with them every day.

I use Acronis T.I. to image my system everyday. It is easier to use the Rescue Disk to restore my system than going thru all the vain attempts of using Windows Repair. Every time WR checks for problems (after taking forever to load, in my opinion) it states that the problem “will” be fixed when found. When found, it then states that it is “attempting” repairs. After failing to repair, it states that the problem cannot be repaired automatically. The exact problem is never specified.

Microsoft’s generic answers to specific error messages never work for me. What good does it do to send crash reports, when they have no intention to address specific problems? Even when an error message (mostly from update problems) is addressed, their solution never works. Their Community Forums will never supply a definitive answer to a specific problem because no two computer systems are exactly alike. You would think that MS would use its billions and vast manpower to investigate all possible problems and find their solutions. But NO, all they care about is enriching themselves!!! After all, the vast majority are enslaved to their OSs. And the other OS providers are no different (Apple requires use of their proprietary equipment).

So, what can we do??? We are caught between a rock and a hard place!!!

5 hours and this is what I did:

Install Win 8 Pro plus all customizations I list in my tutorial. Hide Charms, install Classic Shell, set up Shutdown, Restart and Log Off icons. Set up picture password. Grant Admin Full Control, disable hibernate.

Install all the following apps including all upgrades:
CCleaner
inSSIDer
PDF-X Change Viewer Pro with Xchange Lite
Revo Uninstaller Pro
Live Essentials (WLM and Photo Gallery/Movie Maker)
7-Zip
Zinio Reader 4 including Adobe Air
Alps Touchpad
Sony Webcam
Canon MP620 Pixma Printer
EasyBCD
FileHippo.com
ieSpell
Last Pass
Logitech Setpoint
MalwareBytes Antimalware Pro
AVG 2013 AV free
MS Office Pro and MANY updates
Silverlight
MS Streets and Trips
Partition Wizard
BN Nook app
PDA Net 3.5
Privacy Mantra
Quicken 2012
Speccy
Spybot Search and Destroy
Team Viewer 7
Who Crashed
Acronis TIH 2013
Windows Club Ultimate Tweaker

I then customized the Win 8 Start Screen and downloaded a couple of games. Did all App Store updates available.

Set up my Homegroup and sharing. (yea I know, but Homegroup works fine for me)

I’m sure there are a few things I forgot to mention.

This was all completed in less than 5 hours including 2 full Image creations and Restoration.

I do like Win 8 Pro.

Still no Media Center.

oops, I don’t remember what version it was, only that it was a ‘trial version’ & now that I’ve done so much deleting in trying to get rid if it, the only reference (other than the 3 empty folders in RB) I see in machine is the install & uninstall dates in the list of System Restore in CCleaner. That was back in mid August & I really don’t think I want to restore my PC back that far & have to go thru all the re-installing of Windows Updates that have been done since then. Or am I that much ‘in the dark’ as to how System Restore works? 😮

If it keeps coming back, it’s hiding somewhere. If the system is otherwise stable, shut off System Restore to kill off the old restore points. You can turn it on later. Also run CCleaner to clean out temp files etc.

Perhaps an offline scanner will help.

The procedure Doc linked to at Bleeping looks worse than it is…the guy getting help isn’t following instrux well. All he’s doing is checking, cleaning, and scanning, plus Combofix. Bleeping is a great place, and I agree with their recommendation to NOT run Combofix unless told to. I’ve broken a couple computers with that tool, so their warnings are appropriate. I wish I knew more about how that tool worked but they keep the details quiet.

-John

I have Windows 7 Professional on my desktop and Windows 7 Home Premium 64 on my laptop. I use both for business. Programs I use regularly are:
Firefox, Thunderbird, GNUcash, LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice, GIMP, Truecrypt,Keepass, E-Sword, VSee, Skype, Audacity, VLC, CCleaner, AVG 2013, Malwarebytes antimalware, Spybot S&D, Power BibleCD, Adobe reader, Sumatra PDF. How do I know what programs will work with Windows 8?

As good as it is, CCleaner will miss some registry details. When I have problems doing a complete uninstall, I first look for any left over folders. They could be in “Programs” or tucked a way in “Documents and Folders”. After deleting them, I run “Registrar Registry Manager’ – freebee from Resplendence – and search for left-over registry entries. This program is fantastic. It will find whatever has been left behind, and you can then safely remove the bits. Eg. Norton is one of the hardest programs to completely remove. It tucks files away in at least three places on the hdd, and, even using the Norton uninstaller, will leave more than 1 hundred bits in the registry. Registrar Manager found all of them. Can highly recommend even for a novice.

Another Microsoft Stealth Update may have occurred:

(from my computer notes)

6:48 PM 10/23/2012 Issue identified — This DEFINITELY should not have happened automatically!! Microsoft in all its Corporate Wisdom, Stealth Updated the Windows Time Zones for Daylight Savings Time, even though I had Windows Updates set to Notify but Do NOT Download! Windows 8 Release Preview, 64-bit. Anybody else get this one? No harm done, but would it KILL them to ASK FIRST, as AGREED in the Updates Settings??

Issue happened at 6:10 PM CDT, USA, Central Time Zone. The only clue was when I went to check for Windows 8 Restore Points in CCleaner a short time ago. (I dual-boot, and Windows 7 keeps wiping out my Windows 8 Restore Points. I really should try to fix that.)

I looked at the detailed System Restore Point description in the System Restore Windows feature. Although this was listed as “Windows Modules Installer” it was also shown that it was a Time Zone Update. Silent and automatic, in spite of my Windows Updates settings.

After I uninstalled things I used CCcleaner and its registry cleaner.

The part that has me stumped the most; why is the HP ATI driver installer failing on a common Visual C dll. Mind you, the system has many copies and versions of this DLL, and it wouldn’t surprise me if sloppy scripting would allow the install script to accidentally see a version that is not compatible with the script.

I would also do a complete cleanup of your PC. Delete temp files, temp internet files, etc. You can use an app such as CCleaner for this chore. See if this helps any.

John might have hit on a great idea. Perhaps a thorough physical cleaning would solve some problems. This could be a heat buildup because of contamination. You might find a lot of contamination inside the PC.

The virus idea is also a distinct possibility.

Allow me to clarify something for you…

Yes, IF, a system has heaps of junk in it (bundled) from the onset & increasing w/ time there’s a negative impact; same w/ the existence of any malware, as well, Defrag a bit, too, but, now recent, modern Windows OSs defrag by default wkly or so… Ergo, you do regular maintenance, run Internet Options (Delete/Delete), do Super-Disc Clean-up (Sage), run CCleaner regularly and disable things from running @ Start-up. The best thing lay-people can do w/ the registry is pretend it doesn’t exist. In regard to these concerns, please refer to the following (applies to all Windows including 8 although, I should update it sometime soon, a bit, maybe or parts of it):
http://windowssecrets.com/forums/showthread//144918-Tips-amp-Best-Practices-for-referance-amp-good-performance

But, that said…

W/out going into a deep & detailed technical lingo/jargon spiel this is why there is a marked & noticeable difference in the ability & performance of Windows8… and it is not because of a small reg or lack of programs & software (as yet installed)… It is because of how Windows8 treats & handles CPU usage, how its boot works, how it uses & handles RAM, how it relates to the CGU… basically, due to the differences in its base kernel & does it does w/ hardware & resources makes its overall performance better, striking, impressive. as the saying goes, “This is not your daddy’s OS”. And it goes WAY BEYOND cosmetics!!

This is what I have been on about since day 1. People rambling on about Start screen & Tiles & UIs & writing the thing off as difficult (which it is not) & no visible big deal over previous Windows, IMO, is so sadly misguided & causing folks to miss out on being able to garner, see or accept the superiority of this new OS.

now, to the person who (now) likes Windows8 but, thinks they need to add “Start8′ to ‘avoid’ its Start screen & the Tiles & get directly to Desktop… (& forgive me for repeating) Everybody, by now, knows I live on Desktop & don’t use Start or Tiles BUT, you do not need to add any 3rd Party stuff to accomplish that.

Upon boot-up, when the Start screen appears do the following & you will go straight to Desktop

1. Click the Desktop Tile
OR
2. Put the Desktop Tile @ the top-left position & from then on when the Start screen appears just hit ENTER

Ergo, you are only @ Start for a fraction of a second, long enough for 1 click or to hit 1 key (ENTER) & you did need to/don’t need to add anything!

AND, BTW, you can access all applications, Win8 APPs or otherwise from Desktop, w/out ever leaving it & w/out using Start screen Tiles (if you care not to) AND w/out flipping back n forth from Desktop to Start. And, again, w/out adding anything. You can if one wants, but, it’s just not necessary. Suit yourselves, of course. OR use the KISS principle. 🙂

Cheers,
Drew

The other reason Windows XP and Windows 7 get slower over time is more crap gets loaded at startup as more programs are installed. Use MSConfig, Autoruns, or Whats in Startup to see what startup items can be disabled.
Jerry

Brother you are spot on!

For non geeks I would rather recommend CCleaner for startup cleanup, especially the portable versions from here.

For techie geeks IMHO Autoruns is by far best because it really shows every driver started up, occasionally even orphaned drivers still being present after uninstalls from ancient past! My darlings in this respect are older, say pre 2009 Norton, McAfee and TrendMicro AV programs.