Planetarium and other things

[astroron (Ron)]

Hi,I have bought a new laptop and unfortunately it doesn't have a CD drive.
(1) Can I Transfer my planetarium programs to a memory stick or external hard drive and download them onto my new computer.
2) If not what is the best "Free" planetarium program I can download.
It must be able to download Comets etc
I would love to download "Sky Safari" but I don't think it can be downloaded to lap tops.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Cheers

[el_draco (Rom)]

You can buy a USB DVD drive for nix these days. Solves all sorts of problems

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by el_draco

You can buy a USB DVD drive for nix these days. Solves all sorts of problems

Thanks.

[julianh72 (Julian)]

Or if your old computer with a CD / DVD drive is still working, you should be able to copy the contents of the original installation disc onto a USB drive, then plug that into the laptop, and run the installation program from there.

As a rule, copying a Windows program's folder from one computer onto another won't work seamlessly, as there are often various registration files etc created during the installation, and these may be specific to the machine on which the program is installed, and / or may be located in system / hidden folders, etc.

Stellarium is a very good free, downloadable planetarium program - well worth a look, even if you are successful in getting your existing software installed onto the new machine:
https://stellarium.org/

Good luck!

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by julianh72

Or if your old computer with a CD / DVD drive is still working, you should be able to copy the contents of the original installation disc onto a USB drive, then plug that into the laptop, and run the installation program from there.

As a rule, copying a Windows program's folder from one computer onto another won't work seamlessly, as there are often various registration files etc created during the installation, and these may be specific to the machine on which the program is installed, and / or may be located in system / hidden folders, etc.

Stellarium is a very good free, downloadable planetarium program - well worth a look, even if you are successful in getting your existing software installed onto the new machine:
https://stellarium.org/

Good luck!

Thanks,That was the sort of information I was seeking.
Cheers