Problem copying Encarta World EnglishDictionary to hard driv

I installed this software but couldn't copy the three copy-able segments to the hard drive on my new computer.

I had them on the hd for my old machine - the Dictionary proper, the Thesaurus, and the Computer Dictionary - but I keep getting an (unspecified) error message, and a request to send the error message to MS.

The Dictionary was published in 2001, but I don't see what that would have to do with copying any of the correctly installed contents to a new hd. I can understand that MS might not be providing tech support after all this time, but I think the problem must lie with my computer rather than with Microsoft.

I admit that slipping a CD into a slot rather than simply clicking on an icon isn't much of an effort, but I'd like at least to know what the problem is. And, preferably, how to fix it - of course.

Any ideas?