Re: Problem with File Settings Transfer Wizard

Hi,

Please read the checkpoint #2 in the following article. That helps most
users.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fast.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"Fromtoronto" <crawfordtoronto@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have the exact same problem... I create the settings, and can restore
back onto my exisiting computer so the file is good. But cant get the
settings on the new computer.



Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:
Hi,

See the checkpoints at the beginning of this article:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/fast.htm

<excerpt>

#1 Do not rename the store folder, as you may receive the following
error
when attempting to restore the files and settings to your new computer:

The location that you specified does not contain stored information.
Please
type a valid folder path into the edit box.

If you entered a path to a folder on a removable disk, the disk must be in
the drive.

If you've mistakenly renamed the store folder already, then rename it back
(to USMT2.UNC)

</excerpt>


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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"infj23" <infj23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am trying to use the wizard to move setting from an old computer to a
new
one. I ran the File Settings and Transfer Wizard on the old computer. The
wizard generated a folder names USMT2.UNC and two files in that folder,
IMG00001 (a DAT file) and a file named "system." I told the wizard to only
load settings, not files.

I originally put the info on a USB drive. It is too large to fit on a
floppy. I have tried copying it to a CD, to a hard drive on another
computer
(to access via my home network), and on a second hard drive on the
computer.

Regardless of the method I have tried, I get an error message of "The
location that you specified does not contain stored information. Please
type
a valid folder path into the edit box."

Any ideas how I can get my setting into the new computer?

Thanks!


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