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Migrating files and settings from my Old PC to new Windows Vista computer
This article tells us the different methods through which we can migrate files and settings from windows computer to Windows Vista
I was very excited last weekend that I got a new computer with Microsoft Vista installed in it. It looked very classy with some awesome features and graphics. I was playing around with the computer when I realized that my all settings and files are in my old XP computer. My jaws dropped down thinking that I might loose all data. Scratching my head, I called up Pete, my techno friend, to ask him if there is any way I can migrate files and settings from my previous Windows-based computer to my new Vista-based computer. I was thrilled to hear that we can do it and there are lots of ways to do it. I did it and it worked, I have all my settings and files in my new Vista computer. Let me discuss the steps with you elaborately.
I was so happy to know that I can migrate all the following: -
Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings
Hey!! We need to make a note here that Windows Easy Transfer supports migration from the following operating systems only:
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Windows Vista
Prepare for the migration on the destination computer (the new Vista Computer where we want to migrate out files and settings)
To start Windows Easy Transfer on the destination computer, we need to follow the following steps:
Method 1: Using a USB cable that can connect two computers to migrate files and settings
Method 2: Use a network drive to migrate files and settings
Method 3: Use removable media to migrate files and settings
Method 4: Use a writable CD or a writable DVD to migrate files and settings
So these are the four different ways, through which we can migrate files and settings from one windows based computer to another windows Vista based computer
I was so happy to know that I can migrate all the following: -
- Files and folders
- Music pictures and videos
- Internet settings and favorites
- E mail settings like contacts and messages
- Program settings
- User accounts and settings
- Use a USB cable that connects the Windows-based computer to the Windows Vista-based computer.
- Establish a network connection between the Windows-based computer and the Windows Vista-based computer.
- Use removable media such as a USB flash drive or an external hard disk. We can connect either of these to the Windows-based computer and to the Windows Vista-based computer.
- Use a CD or a DVD burner in the Windows-based computer and blank media so that you can burn the files and settings to a disc. Then, we can transfer the files and settings to Windows Vista
Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings
Hey!! We need to make a note here that Windows Easy Transfer supports migration from the following operating systems only:
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Windows Vista
Prepare for the migration on the destination computer (the new Vista Computer where we want to migrate out files and settings)
To start Windows Easy Transfer on the destination computer, we need to follow the following steps:
- Let's close all active programs.
- Click on Start button - All Programs - click Accessories - click System Tools - click Windows Easy Transfer and then click next.
- Click Start a new transfer to make Windows Easy Transfer. It prepares to collect information from the computers.
- Click This is my new computer.
- Select the destination media you want to store the Windows Easy Transfer wizard files. You can store the wizard files on a CD, on a DVD, on removable media, or on a network drive.
- Click Network drive.
Let me tell you here that to store the wizard files on a CD, on a DVD, or on removable media, the source computer that is our old computer and the destination computer that is our new computer must both support the migration method that we select. For example, if we want to migrate files and settings by using a CD or a DVD, the destination computer must also have a CD or a DVD drive. If we want to migrate files and settings by using the network, both the source computer and the destination computer must have access to the same network.
- Lets type a path and a folder name in which we want to store the Windows Easy Transfer wizard files, and then click next. (The default path is C:\migwiz.)
Method 1: Using a USB cable that can connect two computers to migrate files and settings
- Install a USB cable that can connect the two computers, and install the drivers for that cable
- Start Windows Easy Transfer to transfer files and settings to the destination computer.
Method 2: Use a network drive to migrate files and settings
- First of all we need to locate the removable media or the network drive that contains the Windows Easy Transfer wizard files, and then double-click Migwiz.exe to start Windows Easy Transfer.
- If we are running any other programs, it will prompt us to close these programs. Lets save all our programs. We can also click Close All in Windows Easy Transfer to close these programs immediately.
- Click Next.
- Click through a network.
- Click Connect directly via network to start the migration.
Please make a note here to Click Save to network location if you want to store the files and the settings in a file that will be loaded later. If you want to store the files and the settings on a network drive, you will be prompted to provide the path where you want to store the files and the settings.
- Click Everything. - All user accounts, files, and program settings (recommended) to migrate all the files and the settings. If you want to determine exactly which files and settings that you want to migrate, click only my program settings, or click Custom.
- Review the list that contains the files and the settings that we want to migrate, and then click Start. To add or to remove files or settings from the list, click Customize.
- And the last step will be to Click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completed the migration of files and settings to the destination computer.
Method 3: Use removable media to migrate files and settings
- Locate the removable media or the network drive that contains the Windows Easy Transfer wizard files, and then double-click Migwiz.exe to start Windows Easy Transfer.
- If you are running any other programs, you will be prompted to close these programs. You can save your work in each program, and then close the programs individually. You can also click Close All in Windows Easy Transfer to close these programs immediately.
- Click Next.
- We need to determine the appropriate removable transfer media, and then click On a CD or other removable media, such as a flash drive.
- Lets Click to a network drive to save the files and the settings to a folder that is on the removable drive.
- Type a path where you will store the Windows Easy Transfer wizard files, and then click Next.
- Click Everything. - All user accounts, files, and program settings (recommended) to migrate all the files and the settings. If you want to determine exactly which files and settings that you want to migrate, click Only my program settings, or click Custom.
- Review the list that contains the files and the settings that you want to migrate, and then click Start. To add or to remove files or settings from the list, click Customize.
- Lets click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completed migrating files and settings.
- Connect the removable media to the destination computer.
- Start Windows Easy Transfer, and then click Next.
- Then Click Continue a transfer in progress.
- Click Removable media. Incase the Removable media option is unavailable; we can click Network Drive, and then click Next.
- In locate your saved files, type the path where you saved the files and the settings. You can also click Browse to locate the files and the settings. Click next after you have located the files and the settings.
- Lets select the user names on the destination computer that match the user names on the source computer. If there is not any user account that is created on the destination computer, we may have to create new accounts. To create an account on the local computer, we can directly type a user name. To create a profile or a domain user, type a user name in the following format: domain\user.
- In Choose the drives for files on the destination computer, select the destination drive for each source drive.
- Review the list that contains the files and the settings that we want to migrate, and then click Start. To add or remove files or settings from the list, click Customize.
- Lets Click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completed migrating files and settings.
Method 4: Use a writable CD or a writable DVD to migrate files and settings
- Locate the removable media or the network drive that contains the Windows Easy Transfer wizard files, and then double-click Migwiz.exe to start Windows Easy Transfer.
- If we are running any other programs, we will be prompted to close these programs. We can save our work in each program, and then close the programs individually. We can also click Close All in Windows Easy Transfer to close these programs immediately. Click Next.
- Click Burn a CD or Burn a DVD.
- In choose your media box, type the path of the CD or DVD. Click Next.
- Click Everything. - All user accounts, files, and program settings (recommended) to migrate all the files and the settings. If you want to determine exactly which files and setting you want to migrate, click only my program settings, or Custom.
- Lets again Review the list that contains the files and the settings that we want to migrate, and then click Start. To add or remove files or settings from the list, click Customize.
- Click next after we are done with the CD or DVD.
- Lets click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completely moved the files and the settings.
- Put the CD or DVD in the destination computer.
- Lets click start Windows Easy Transfer, and then click Next.
- Click continue a transfer in progress.
- In where did you copy your files, click Read CD or Read DVD.
- In Choose your media box, select the CD or DVD drive, locate the files and the settings, and then click Next
- Select the user names on the destination computer that match the user names on the source computer. If there is not any user account that is created on the destination computer, we may have to create new accounts. To create an account on the local computer, directly type a user name. To create a profile or a domain user, type a user name in the following format: domain\user.
- In Choose the drives for files box on the destination computer, select the destination drive for each source drive.
- Review the list that contains the files and the settings that you want to migrate, and then click Start. To add or remove files or settings from the list, click Customize.
- Click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completed migrating the files and the settings.
So these are the four different ways, through which we can migrate files and settings from one windows based computer to another windows Vista based computer
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