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From: Patti Barden on 23 Feb 2010 08:06 Thanks to all who replied. The file and transfer wizard loots promising. Will have to look into the cable costs, etc. I am using Outlook Express and these settings I have been dreading losing. Since my husband's computer has XP and OE already on it, in order to have my settings do you think I should wipe his computer clean before trying to put mine on or use his XP & OE & try & get my email folders on it? Thanks again, Patti "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote in message news:uTKgBqzsKHA.732(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I would have thought that the Win XP in-built "Files and Settings Transfer >Wizard" would have been a useful tool for you to use. > > You should be able to find it your Start Menu under : > > "All Programs" > "Accessories" > "System Tools" > "Files and Settings > Transfer Wizard" > > ...or else type : "migwiz.exe" into the "Run" box on the Start Menu. > > This will transfer all your preferred Windows settings to the new PC. > > If you are using Outlook Express the settings will be transferred > automatically - but in the "wizard", you will also need to manually add > the file-type [.dbx] for the email "folders" that appear within Outlook > Express to be also moved over to the new PC. > > In addition to this, for folders and files that are stored on the 1Tb > external drive - all you really need to do is unplug it from the old PC, > move it to the new PC and plug it in again! > > == > > Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) > > > > > "Patti Barden" <patti(a)freeola.com> wrote in message > news:ucS6XfjsKHA.5976(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>I am running XP SP3 on an OLD computer. My husband is giving me his fairly >>new one, he >> also uses XP. >> I have a 1T external hard disk. >> >> I am looking for advice on how to transfer my emails, os setup, data, >> etc. to the new computer. >> I have Acronis and Easeus programs if that would help. >> >> Don't know where to begin - need simple instructions if possible. >> Thank you, Patti >> >
From: Patti Barden on 23 Feb 2010 08:10 Hi, Yes I am using OE and many other programs like Photoshop, Word, etc. Some of my programs are old and I don't know if I will be able to get them again if I can't copy them. OE is my main concern as data I can copy. Thanks Patti "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message news:fdh2o5p7m97eej0atl5rjukcsmu11liddl(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:20:23 -0000, "Patti Barden" > <patti(a)freeola.com> wrote: > >> I am running XP SP3 on an OLD computer. My husband is giving me his >> fairly >> new one, he >> also uses XP. >> I have a 1T external hard disk. >> >> I am looking for advice on how to transfer my emails, os setup, data, >> etc. >> to the new computer. > > > For help with e-mail, please tell us what e-mail program you use. > > For data, simply copy it to the external drive, then connect the > external drive to the other computer and copy the data from it. > > Regarding "os setup," in general you can not transfer that. You'll > need to set up the computer the way you want it. > > Regarding etc., please tell us exactly what you are including within > "etc." > >> I have Acronis and Easeus programs if that would help. >> >> Don't know where to begin - need simple instructions if possible. >> Thank you, Patti >> > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Tim Meddick on 23 Feb 2010 14:37
Patti, You don't *need* a cable (although, you do have a choice to use one) with XP's "File and Transfer Wizard". One of the methods is to assign a folder on any sort of removable drive (including flash memory "keys" or, as you already have one, a USB external hard-drive). The Wizard, after choosing what settings are to be transferred, are then saved to the assigned folder on the removable drive. When the Wizard is started on the target machine (destination), is asks for the folder where the settings were saved to. Using the Wizard is self-explanatory, after starting it, you are first asked whether the computer is the source or destination of the transfer of settings. Then you are faced with a list of possible settings to be transferred, you simply "de-select" the settings you don't want. I wouldn't bother with the "Transfer Files" part of the process, if I were you, though, as you will be using a removable drive with all the files you will be moving on it already! As I said, it is rather self-explanatory but, if you have any problems about the process before or while you are attempting it, I will be right here to help... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Patti Barden" <patti(a)freeola.com> wrote in message news:eMFp9jItKHA.4428(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Thanks to all who replied. > > The file and transfer wizard loots promising. Will have to look into the cable > costs, etc. > I am using Outlook Express and these settings I have been dreading losing. > > Since my husband's computer has XP and OE already on it, in order to have my > settings > do you think I should wipe his computer clean before trying to put mine on or use > his > XP & OE & try & get my email folders on it? > Thanks again, Patti > > > "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote in message > news:uTKgBqzsKHA.732(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>I would have thought that the Win XP in-built "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard" >>would have been a useful tool for you to use. >> >> You should be able to find it your Start Menu under : >> >> "All Programs" > "Accessories" > "System Tools" > "Files and Settings Transfer >> Wizard" >> >> ...or else type : "migwiz.exe" into the "Run" box on the Start Menu. >> >> This will transfer all your preferred Windows settings to the new PC. >> >> If you are using Outlook Express the settings will be transferred automatically - >> but in the "wizard", you will also need to manually add the file-type [.dbx] for >> the email "folders" that appear within Outlook Express to be also moved over to >> the new PC. >> >> In addition to this, for folders and files that are stored on the 1Tb external >> drive - all you really need to do is unplug it from the old PC, move it to the new >> PC and plug it in again! >> >> == >> >> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) >> >> >> >> >> "Patti Barden" <patti(a)freeola.com> wrote in message >> news:ucS6XfjsKHA.5976(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>>I am running XP SP3 on an OLD computer. My husband is giving me his fairly new >>>one, he >>> also uses XP. >>> I have a 1T external hard disk. >>> >>> I am looking for advice on how to transfer my emails, os setup, data, etc. to the >>> new computer. >>> I have Acronis and Easeus programs if that would help. >>> >>> Don't know where to begin - need simple instructions if possible. >>> Thank you, Patti >>> >> > > |