Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

Ok hello everyone i am about to upgrade my base unit and i would like to transfer all my settings to my new pc the whole works browser settings cookies ect ect. What is the best way to do this ? i also have a router so would it be easier to just connect this to the router ?

also i have norton would this transfer to the new pc as well ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

"Files and Settings Transfer Wizard"

http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.php

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../mgrtfset.mspx

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

will this transfer my whole drive ?

will i need 2 monitors to do this ?

what cables will i need ?

many thanks in advance
__________________

also i dont have the windows xp disc ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

The two links I posted explain everything and will allow you to decide if it is suitable/available for you.

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

thankyou purenewman but i was just wondering what other peoples experiences have been also i think the home network option looks like the best one for me and the easiest :erm:

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

TBH ive never bothered with transfering settings,ive always just set new pc's up a fresh.

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

yeah but i would like to keep all my cookies ect ect passwords if i connect the new pc to the router will this be easy ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

you can save it to file if you wish ie floppy or cd so if you have any probs across the network you have other options,I can imagine this is going to be easy,I would not save important passwords to my pc full stop.Some site passwords yes but others no

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

I've used this a few times and it works quite well. The only fiddly bit is if you have multiple accounts. The way I did it was similar to how its described in the link except I chose files and settings for each user but only chose shared documents for the first user. Otherwise you get multiple copies of the shared document, and in my case the shared music is massive.

It doesn't work as well for non M$ applications though like Thunderbird.

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

A lot of browsers and email clients have export functions built into them anyway. FAST works well if you know what it is capable of.

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

PLEASE HELP ! so if i connect my new pc to the router is it all very easy to then transfer all my settings ect ect ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

Paul, FAST is very good at transfering settings. What 'might' be more challenging is transfering the FAST output file from one system to the other. In theory the XP wizards should allow you to do this, but if you have a USB key that will work on the old system it will probably be easier.
I suggest you run FAST on the old PC first to see how much data needs to be transfered.

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

whats FAST ?

also i do not have the windows xp disc

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

Files and Settings Transfer wizard

You can create a copy of the wizard from the new XP PC, even if the old one doesn't have XP : http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;306187

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

Can't believe that question was asked after post 2 lol

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

ok you can call me silly but the new pc does it need to be connected to my router or is fast done via disc ?


in other words can i run fast then unplug my old computer and connect my new one and hey presto ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

FAST will create a 'backup' of the data you want to transfer. How you move that backup to the new PC is up to you -
Some of the options are
USB Key
CD-RW
File transfer across the router

Personally I would either use a USB key or setup an FTP server on the new PC (FTP is an optional component of XP - at least Pro!) and FTP the file across the network.

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

It all depends on how fit you are :LOL:

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

There's always one :D

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

grrrrrr i can create a disc on the new computer ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

The http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../mgrtfset.mspx linkl from post 2 actually tells you all need to know. It certainly covers everything you have asked in this thread.

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

yep i am doing all of that but on the new computer i keep getting a error message on this drive is not ready for use ? but i can see the folders swapping over in the disc creation box but it seems to be stuck ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

OK. What kind of disc are you creating?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

i have put in a blank cdr and i can see the two folders but it has been transfering for over 10 mins now ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

How are you trying to burn the files to disc? Sounds like you're just trying to drag and drop using Windows Exporer?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

i get the option of a g and h and a i drive but all say they are not ready and i cant choose another drive ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

Bear in mind that FAST copies everything in My Documents (and all it's sub folders such as My Music, My Pictures, My Movies etc), so it could be taking a long time as it is copying a lot of data.

You will find that it only appears on the CD as a couple of files. FAST "archives" your files and settings, so this file is an archive (similar to a zip file).

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

yes but i am running this on my new pc and it has been there for 20 minutes ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

So, you have collected the data from your old PC and are trying to put it on your new PC?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

no i have to run the wizzard on the new pc 1st .................dont i ?

Re: Old Pc To New Pc ?
 

my main problem is that my new computer will not let me select thr drive that i want to send the wizzard to grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr