Something has occurred to me...might be impossible but worth asking.

Surely the reason it's necessary to reinstall Poser on a new computer, as opposed to simply transferring the application, is because there are various bits of data related to it which get scattered around your computer in different locations when it's installed. I transferred the whole poser 7 folder (runtime and everything) when I tried to use it on the imac, so presumably these bits of data that get installed are elsewhere.

If I was able to locate them on my computer and transfer them to all the appropriate locations on the new computer ALONG with the poser folder, surely it ought to work just as if it had been installed? I would of course unregister it on the old computer first in case it wouldn't let me have it registered on two computers at once.

There may be some reason why this wouldn't work, but I'm prepared to try anything. It just seems so stupid that I have this program I payed $300 for and I KNOW I can run it on a new computer, yet I'm likely to lose it forever just because I don't have the installer.