Trying this again: Keith and Glenn, I can't receive your posts so I found them in the archives... -------------------- >From Keith Thompson: >"I used this with a friends machine when he got a new XP beastie. We connected the two with a DCC (or LapLink) cable and moved data over to the new machine. We installed the applications on the new machine (it doesn't really work to copy most of them over) and it picked up the data and moved right along. Made the day >quite easy."
>From Glenn Larkman: "I have serial numbered programs and programs with passwords etc.The last time I had a HD crash all that had to be set up again, and some software vendors didnt believe I was using the passwords on the same machine. Will the wizard transfer all that as well in case it happens again do you know?" >From Keith: "You determine what is to be copied over. Even tho its a wizard, the main thing is that it helps to setup the connection. Once thats done, you can access what you and copy it to the new machine. Its not really intended as a backup, but as a help to get a new machine working with the information you want from the old one." ------------------- Keith, what "connection" are you speaking of? Keith and Peter; if this is not intended as a backup, then why does it copy all of your files (if you want) and make an image file from them that can be "restored" or placed on another PC? I cannot place this image file on a hard drive and hook the HD up to the new PC and restore it? If so, and this can be done, then what EXACTLY is copied over, will this work for a completely different PC (with all different hardware)? What about the registry? If it is copied over, then this will not work for me since it's all new hardware. I see in the list that "IE settings" can be copied over, but what EXACTLY does this contain? Just basic "IE Options" settings, or registry settings for it as well as the updates? Thanks guys, -Clint Happy New Year to all & God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kaulback" <pkaulbak@ Clint, you would use this tool to move your settings from a different computer. Say you buy a new system with XP and don't want backup everything from your old MS machine then this tool comes in handy. Use DCC, USB, or ethernet to do it simply. It is not a backup tool, more a restore tool. Peter Kaulback In the hour of 06:54 AM 1/22/2004, OrpheusComputing.com spoke this: >I just noticed a part of XP called the "Files and Settings >Transfer Wizard". Does this thing REALLY work? It appears it >will do what something like backup software will do. IF that's >the case, then what is the point of backup software? It even >appears to save ALL of the XP custom settings, is this really >the case; when I run it and save the image file to another HD >and run the Wizard on a new PC or HD, and restore the image >file, that's it?? ALL of my previous settings AND FILES, >drivers, custom folders, OE settings and mail, & mail folders' >contents, etc. are all in back where they were as they were on >the old HD? What about the registry? >-Clint ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
