I Have Windows 7 x64. I have just installed a new 500gb hard drive to replace a 300gb hard drive in my Toshiba Satellite LapTop. On this Installation of Windows 7, Some of my Software installations are going into a directory named "Program Files (x86)". They did not run when I tried to open them. I was able to re-install them into "Program Files" Directory, where they did run properly.

I Installed a program, which goes to an installation wizard, and installed a back up/restore program into "C:\Program Files (x86). I have struggled with finding the proper syntax command to move the "NTI Backup Now EZ" directory from C:\Program Files (x86) to C:\Program Files, where I think and hope this program will function properly.

Can some one give me a working command syntax, to move this directory from C:\Program Files (x86) to C:\Program Files?
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Some clarification is needed. Is the original 300 GB drive working OK? Did you want to move your system to a new drive? Did somebody tell you to use that move command in DOS? That is bad advice.

For one thin g, MOVE destroys the source. Bad idea when working with important files. Also DOS does not do any kind of association of files with registry entries and shortcuts ans START menu items.

The groper way to migrate your system to a LARGER drive is use a CLONE program, such as Acronis True Image. Same is available free from the website of the maker of your drive. If it was WD or Seagate.
Thank You for a quick reply.
My 300gb died. I replaced it with a 500gb, and am re-installing software onto the 500gb. I did also try several attempts to copy the files. OK, thanks for the clarification.
The original drive is trash and not much is usable. Is that right? Even if the damage covers only 5 percent of the files, you can' risk bad electable files. They have to be replaced. But documents can be repaired.

When you have a hard drive that goes belly up, making a Clone is not the thing to do. Instead you do your best to recover what is in"My Documents" or "Documents". You can use the COPY command to attempt to copy the files to the new drive. Damaged documents sometimes can be RECOVERED in Word and photos might be repairable in your photo program.

The programs must be installed again. You can not take a chance or damaged files. When programs are installed properly, they are registered into the OS and entries are made into the registry. Trying to do that by hand is futile. Let the installer do it.

Damaged executable dies are not reliable. But most installers have an option to repair an installation. It will re write damaged files and attempt to keep your settings. Or you can just enter lour settings again.

Hope you get it to work again.
Quote from: 69020 on May 25, 2012, 09:52:46 PM

I Have Windows 7 x64. On this Installation of Windows 7, Some of my Software installations are going into a directory named "Program Files (x86)". They did not run when I tried to open them. I was able to re-install them into "Program Files" Directory, where they did run properly.