Re: How do I move files to my new PC?
- From: John <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 01:59:01 -0700
If you are using Windows XP on both computers:
Click Start in the bottom-left corner, go to All Programs, Accessories,
System Tools and click on "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard".
Now follow instructions on the screen.
Hope this will help.
John
"witteman" wrote:
.
Hello R.C. good stuff on the subject of migration.
I will be facing the same ordeal pretty soon when I will buy my new
laptop next month or so. I have a 6 year old Fujitsu Lifebook loaded
with my business applications and all my data and one of these days it
is going to cause problems (20 gbyte HDD is 70% full).
I am thinking of an HP 9000 series should I go for FAT32 or NTFS and if
the HDD of the new laptop is FAT32, should I reformat and reinstall the
OEM OS and applications from scratch, this is the chance to get rid of
all the deadwood that you described so well...
Please advise
Frank
R. C. White Wrote:
Hi, Michael.
In addition to moving from one computer to the other, your friend has
the
problem of migrating the software from Win98 to WinXP. Win98 is built
on
MS-DOS, as you probably know, while WinXP is built on the NT
architecture.
Thus, the two Windows versions deal with hardware much differently.
(Device
drivers that work in Win98 almost certainly won't work in WinXP, but
that is
not likely to be a problem in this case, since WinXP is already running
on
the new machine.) While the Windows user interface still looks much
the
same on the screen, there are lots of differences below the surface.
Simply copying all the application program files to the new computer
would
not be enough to allow them to run there. Each must be installed, from
the
CD-ROMs or other original media, in WinXP so that it can make its
required
entries in the new WinXP Registry. It doesn't matter if the
application is
from Microsoft or Adobe, Quicken or some other source.
When transitioning from Win98 to WinXP on the same computer, we can use
the
"upgrade" method. This first installs WinXP, replacing Win98's
operating
system files, and then attempts to migrate all the installed
applications,
reading the Win98 Registry and making WinXP Registry entries based on
those.
In your friend's situation, that won't be possible because there is no
upgrade on a single machine. But many users, even after "upgrading" in
this
way, find that they have carried over so much deadwood from their
pre-WinXP
life that they eventually reformat their drive and reinstall WinXP and
all
their applications, anyhow.
Data, of course, is quite different from the applications that created
all
those files of photos, music, financial data, letters, etc. Data files
can
simply be copied by any convenient means (floppies, CD-R, direct cable
connect?) from the old HD to the new. Often, the easiest way is to
physically remove the old HD from the old computer and temporarily
install
it as a secondary drive in the new computer to transfer the files.
WinXP
doesn't care whether the drive(s) have one partition each or dozens,
or
whether they are formatted FAT32 or NTFS.
RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Microsoft Windows MVP
"Michael T" anonymous@xxxxxxx wrote in message
news:eN5DlvtxEHA.2752@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A dear friend just purchased a new computer running Windows XP for his
business.
As an experienced software engineer he asked me to help him
'everything'
from his old computer running Windows 98.
Unfortunately he does not have all of his installation CD-ROMs.
So is it correct to assume that going to Start All Programs
Accessories-
System Tools Files and Settings Transfer Wizard is of little help.
It
is-
my understanding that this is used primarily (if not exclusively) for
transferring settings/data for Windows applications only like IE, OE
and
perhaps Word & Excel.
So I have to wonder how do I transfer non-Windows applications
(including
Registry settings)?
Aren't there some kind of programs out there for 'ghosting' the hard
drive
from one PC to another?
If so, will they work for the scenario I have just described? And if
they
do, is there a problem if the NEW hard drive is partitioned for ONE
drive
only (i.e. drive C:)?
Thank you for your time.
Michael T.-
--
witteman
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