win 98 programs copy and paste to an XP platform, possible?

[mrhata]

Heres my situation:
I have an old win98 computer with files like CAD, that I want to move to my computer that has win xp. I dont have the cd's anymore to re-install the programs I want to keep using, but I want to transfer them all to the Win XP computer. Can I just copy the entire drive (about 4gigs) onto a dvd-r and paste them on the xp computer? Or is it more complicated than that?
Please help.
Thanks.

[808smokey]

Your registry won't be correct if you just cut and paste.

You could just dual boot and install the old hard drive into your new computer

[mrhata]

Is there any other way?
Can I clone the entire drive somehow?
Ghost?
Basically, the old drive is OLD, and can die anytime now. So I just want to copy the files on it and leave it be.
But the programs...???

[stiltman]

you can do a search on google. If memory serves me right, Dell has/had a tool that did this. I think it was called application mover.
this link should get you going in the right direction
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1202437,00.asp

[808smokey]

Can I clone the entire drive somehow?
Ghost?

Yup that will work. Ghost is pretty easy to use too