Lemon Juice wrote:
On 2015-07-01 21:15, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
HenriK wrote:
1) I am moving my wife's SM v.2.24 files from an old XP PC to a
newer Win7 PC. What is the best way to do this?
-- Install v.2.24 on the Win7 PC and then copy the old profile
information (mail, bookmarks, etc.) to a CD-R and then paste that
old profile information into the same position on the new PC?
If you go this route, be aware that files copied from a CD are
automatically marked read-only by Windows, which will cause problems
when SM tries to update them (e.g., by downloading mail to the Inbox
file).
AFAIK, Windows XP was the last Windows version that did this. When
copying files from a CD on Win7, files are not marked as read-only any
more so there's no need to worry about it.
Just tested on my Win7 machine, right you are. It's been going on so
consistently for so long that I stopped checking. But the warning does
hold for our XP readers.
And the rest of my advice is still good:
... So it is best to rename the old folder first. Then, after you've
moved the copied folder and tested SM to be sure all is well, you can
delete the renamed old folder. On the other hand, if something goes
wrong and it doesn't work, you can delete the new folder and unrename
the old one, leaving you back where you started.
--
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
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