Transferring Information to a New
Computer
®
The Microsoft
®
Windows
operating system provides
the
F
i
les
and Settings Transfer
Wizard to move
data
from
a source computer
to
a new computer. You can transfer data, such as:
•
E-mail messages
•
Toolbar
settings
•
Window
sizes
•
Internet
bookmarks
You can transfer
the
data
to the
new computer over a network
or
serial connection,
or
you can store
it on
a removable media, such as a
writable
CD, for
transfer
to the
new
computer.
NOTE:
You
can transfer information from the old computer to the new computer by directly connecting
a
serial
cable
to
the input/output (I/O) ports of the two computers. To transfer data over
a
serial connection, you must
access
the
Network Connections utility from the Control Panel and perform additional configuration steps, such as
setting
up
an advanced connection and designating the host computer and the guest computer
.
For instructions on setting up
a
direct cable connection between two computers, see Microsoft Knowledge
Base
Article
#305621,
titled How to Set Up a Direct Cable Connection Between Two Computers in Windows XP.
This
information may not be available in some
countries.
For
transferring
information to
a new computer, you
must run the
F
i
les
and Settings Transfer
Wizard.
You can use
the optional Operating
System
CD for this
process
or
you can create a wizard disk
with the
F
i
les
and Settings Transfer
Wizard.
Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard With the Operating System CD
NOTE:
This procedure requires the Operating System
CD. This CD
is optional and may not be included with
all
computers.
To
prepare
the
new computer
for the file transfer:
1 Start
the Files and Settings Transfer
W
i
zard.
2
When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
welcome screen appears, click
Next.
3
On the Which computer is this?
screen, click
New Computer
and click
Next.
4
On
the
Do you have a Windows XP CD?
screen, click
I will use the wizard from the Windows XP
CD
and click
Next.
5
When the Now go to your old computer
screen appears, go
to
your
old or
source computer.
Do not
click
Next at this time.
To
copy data
from the old computer:
1
On the old
computer, insert
the
Windows XP Operating
System
CD.
2
On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP
screen, click
Perform additional tasks.
3 Under
What do you want to do?,
click
Transfer files and
settings
.
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