Laplink PCmover for Windows Vista

Reviewed by: cpaul88

Duration of ownership: 1 Week

Strengths: Simple to install, made the transition to a new PC a lot less work than I'd anticipated.

Weaknesses: Have to buy a new license every time you want to use the product - but then again you probably will only use it once every few years.

Overall Evaluation: I bought this product last week after listening to a Computer Outlook radio broadcast that was really pushing PCmover. The host was raving about what a great job it did of moving applications from one PC to another - something I hadn't realised you could even do without uninstalling and reinstalling the software on the new machine. I used the software to move from my old PC (running Windows ME) to a new Dell Inspiron Notebook. All the programs transferred over - as did my emails and files. The only thing that failed to migrate were my son's iTunes - but I had expected that, seeing as they were digital rights protected. I sued the USB 1.1 cable that Laplink included, and the entire migration took just under 5 hours. (Time I didn't have to spend sitting in front of the PCs). Overall, a great product that did what it said.