Win 8 does not see my Apps after 'Easy Transfer' from Win 7 comp to Win 8 comp

I used 'Windows Easy Transfer' tool to move my Apps, Settings, and Files to my new Computer. But the tool did not work all that well. 'Transfer' did move the stuff, but Win 8 on new computer does not see my Apps from the Old Computer. For example I can use Open Office 4.01, but if I go to 'Control Panel' to see what is installed in the 'Programs' Section there is no Open Office 4.01 installed. The program seems to exist in an environment and windows does not see it.

Is there a way to make Windows 8 see all of my applications that I have transferred? So I can manage them.

Also in future It would be better if 'Windows Easy Transfer' moved all of the apps from old computer, and took the Verification Key to the new comp, Deactivating the key on the old comp. This way all my stuff would work on the new computer the way it is supposed to.

Update: Win 8 Does see Open Office 4.01 when using search tool, it can be found, But Open Office 4.01 still does not show in the Program\Uninstall Menu in Control Panel.

Also FireFox works perfectly well, but it cannot be found when using search tool, and it does not show up in Programs\Uninstall Menu. If it was not on my desktop it would be hard to find.

I am wondering if this has something to do with some background indexing going on, and if I wait a bit win 8 will start to see my software?

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