Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
The Files and Settings Transfer Wizard helps you move your data files and personal settings from your old computer to your new one, without having to go through much of the same configuration you did with your old computer. For example, you can take your personal display properties, folder and taskbar options, and Internet browser and mail settings from your old computer and place them on the new one. The wizard will also move specific files or entire folders, such as My Documents, My Pictures, and Favorites.
The programs needed for this data were actually installed before using the transfer wizard so that the data would have a home on the XP machine.
Keith Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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 Settingsthat's
Transfer Wizard". Does this thing REALLY work? It appears it
will do what something like backup software will do. IF
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
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