I'd like to load some of the software I've bought and installed on this PC over the years onto my new Win7 laptop. A couple of questions arise a) how likely is it that XP compatible software bought before Win7 was launched is going to work on the new machine and b) are there any licensing issues to worry about?
The programmes in question are stuff like photo-editing (Adobe Photoshop Elements v.4, Microsoft Digital Image Suite v.9, Corel PaintshopPro Ultimate Photo X2) plus a few old PC utilities type programmes for stuff like file recovery and shredding.
Are there any other issues/potential problems I should consider when trying to do this? I read somewhere that I should first uninstall the software from the old machine before putting it on the new one.
One other thing. I have an unused Trust wireless keyboard and mouse set which work through a single USB receiver thingy and are supposedly XP and Vista compatible. I'd quite like to use the mouse only with the laptop if that's possible but am not sure if it'll work alone and/or with Win 7.
Cheers as always.
