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Easeus do a program for that. I used it successfully to transfer installed programs.
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The free version only lets you transfer a couple of programs.
Giveaway of version 9.1 for another 21 hours.
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A) Macrium Reflect. You will not regret it.
B) To solve the task of making a "painful list", as you put it, and rightly so, there is no better total system snapshot of installed apps, keys, updates, etc. than Belarc Advisor. It's a must-have to run before any re-install. Free. https://www.belarc.com/products_belarc_advisor
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Thanks so much for this tip. I did it.
Suggest you take a look at Easeus PC trans . It worked successfully for me a little while back.I am mostly interested in figuring out how to backup software programs.