Old Pc To New Pc ?

paul11974 · 01-07-2005, 19:29

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 ?

purenuman · 01-07-2005, 19:40

"Files and Settings Transfer Wizard"

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

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

paul11974 · 01-07-2005, 20:04

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Originally Posted by purenuman

"Files and Settings Transfer Wizard"

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

will this transfer my whole drive ?

will i need 2 monitors to do this ?

what cables will i need ?

many thanks in advance
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also i dont have the windows xp disc ?

purenuman · 01-07-2005, 20:20

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

paul11974 · 01-07-2005, 20:47

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

02-07-2005, 01:32

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

paul11974 · 02-07-2005, 09:52

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Originally Posted by zinglebarb

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

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 ?

02-07-2005, 13:40

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

GeoffW · 03-07-2005, 11:10

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Originally Posted by purenuman

"Files and Settings Transfer Wizard"

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

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.

Paul K · 03-07-2005, 11:15

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Originally Posted by GeoffW

Quote:

Originally Posted by purenuman

"Files and Settings Transfer Wizard"

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

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.

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.

paul11974 · 04-07-2005, 16:28

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 ?

Aragorn · 04-07-2005, 17:00

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.

paul11974 · 04-07-2005, 19:26

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Originally Posted by Aragorn

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.

whats FAST ?

also i do not have the windows xp disc

Aragorn · 05-07-2005, 10:04

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

Paul K · 05-07-2005, 10:09

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Originally Posted by Aragorn

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

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