Thursday, February 10, 2011

How to copy oracle sqldeveloper settings from one machine to other

When we move machine, copying the Oracle configuration is a problem. However there is solution for this problem.


Navigate to the following location,


Step 1: C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\SQL Developer

Step 2: C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\SQL Developer\systemXX.X.X.X.XX

Step 3: Copy the product-preferences.xml in the location below,

C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\SQL Developer\systemXX.X.X.X.XX\o.sqldeveloper.XX.X.X.XX.XX

Step 4: Copy the connections.xml in the location below,

C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\SQL Developer\systemXX.X.X.X.XX\o.jdeveloper.db.connection.XX.X.X.X.XX.XX.XX





Copy these 2 files(product-preferences.xml&connections.xml ) to your new machine in the same location

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

How to copy putty configuration from one machine to other

When we move machine, copying the putty configuration is a problem.
There is solution for this problem.
From the machine where existing putty connection are available we can extract the details. The following steps are to be followed.

Step 1: Windows –> Start –> Run –> regedit















Step2: Navigate in Register Editor –> My Computer –> HKEY_CURRENT_USER –> Software –> Simon Tatham –> Right Click –> Export –> Save as Simon Tatham.reg






Step3: Copy this file Simon Tatham.reg to the new machine.



Step4: Run this Simon Tatham.reg in the new machine the settings will be available.