Re: System transfer?
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:55:19 -0700
Artreid wrote:
I am running XP SP2 and have a new computer.
How would I backup data, files and installed programs so that I can
restore them to the new computer? I have tried moving the HDD and
find that does not work well at all.
Why not? What problems did you have (other than the installed programs not
working; see below)?
The first thing to understand is that although you can transfer data files
of any kind, you can *not* move your installed programs to the new computer.
Except for an occasional trivial program, all programs have many references
to them throughout Windows, in the registry and elsewhere. If you have a new
Windows installation, these references will all be lost, and you will also
have to reinstall your programs.
Regarding moving data, there are several choices. Here are a few ways:
1. E-mail the data from the old machine and read it on the new one.
2. Network the two machines and transfer the data over the network.
3. Remove the drive from the old computer and install it temporarily (or
even pemanently) in the new computer.
4. Use floppies and span the larger files over several diskettes using a
file splitting program (or any standard zip utility, which can also do
this).
5. Copy the files to CDs
6. Copy the files to a USB thumb drive.
Which of these is best for you depends on several things: how much data you
have to transfer, whether you plan to keep the old computer, whether you are
willing to spend a few dollars for a thumb drive if you don't have one, etc.
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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