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Since: Nov 27, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:27 pm
Post subject: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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We have a home desktop running Windows XP home which has four user accounts.
Our son has just received a new laptop running Windows Vista Premium for his
birthday and what he wants to do in effect, is, to transfer all of his
data...effectively his account..from our desktop directly to his new laptop.
Can this be done easily and if so, how would you go about doing that?
(Ideally, the way I would envisage it is to somehow be able to interconnect
the two computers and then directly transfer all of the data. Just how you
would do that I don't know so any help would be most appreciated)
Many Thanks
Paul . |
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External
Since: Nov 30, 2008
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 4:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 14:27:01 -0800, Paul
wrote:
> We have a home desktop running Windows XP home which has four user accounts.
> Our son has just received a new laptop running Windows Vista Premium for his
> birthday and what he wants to do in effect, is, to transfer all of his
> data...effectively his account..from our desktop directly to his new laptop.
> Can this be done easily and if so, how would you go about doing that?
>
> (Ideally, the way I would envisage it is to somehow be able to interconnect
> the two computers and then directly transfer all of the data. Just how you
> would do that I don't know so any help would be most appreciated)
If it were me, I would just transfer the data, and not try to do the
whole account.
You can easily transfer the data in many ways. Setting up a network
between the two is more expensive and more of an effort than any of
the others, and I wouldn't do that unless you wanted to keep the
network in place, not just transfer the data.
How best to transfer the data depends in large part on how much there
is to transfer. One easy way if there isn't a lot is to E-mail it from
one computer to another.
If there's too much data to make that convenient, I would simply burn
the data to a CD or copy it to a thumb drive, then read the CD or
thumb drive on the laptop. |
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Since: Dec 2, 2008
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:14 pm
Post subject: Re: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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Any commercial Windows Vista disk has the "Easy Transfer" utility on it.
You simply run the program, choose which profile/data and it saves the
content as SaveData.Mig. You can store on a CD/DVD-R or Flash drive
and simply import the data store from the Vista machine.
If you don't have a Vista DVD you can download the Easy Transfer tool
from Microsoft's web site.
"Paul" wrote in message
> We have a home desktop running Windows XP home which has four user
> accounts.
> Our son has just received a new laptop running Windows Vista Premium for
> his
> birthday and what he wants to do in effect, is, to transfer all of his
> data...effectively his account..from our desktop directly to his new
> laptop.
> Can this be done easily and if so, how would you go about doing that?
>
> (Ideally, the way I would envisage it is to somehow be able to
> interconnect
> the two computers and then directly transfer all of the data. Just how you
> would do that I don't know so any help would be most appreciated)
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Paul . >> Stay informed about: Transfer of data from one computer to another |
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External
Since: Dec 9, 2008
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 6:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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You can transfer if the PC's are networked, or if you buy a 'transfer'
direct connection cable.
The easiest method if niether the above apply is to use a memory stick to
copy data
"Paul" wrote in message
> We have a home desktop running Windows XP home which has four user
> accounts.
> Our son has just received a new laptop running Windows Vista Premium for
> his
> birthday and what he wants to do in effect, is, to transfer all of his
> data...effectively his account..from our desktop directly to his new
> laptop.
> Can this be done easily and if so, how would you go about doing that?
>
> (Ideally, the way I would envisage it is to somehow be able to
> interconnect
> the two computers and then directly transfer all of the data. Just how you
> would do that I don't know so any help would be most appreciated)
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Paul . >> Stay informed about: Transfer of data from one computer to another |
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Since: Dec 12, 2008
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:59 pm
Post subject: Re: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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Since: Jan 4, 2009
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:48 am
Post subject: Re: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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PA Bear,
Thanks for the link. I also found download for the for a XP -> Vista tool.
Are you aware of an XP -> XP 'Easy Transfer' tool?
Mark
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> Description of Windows Easy Transfer for Windows Vista:
> [URL="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928635"]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928635[/URL]
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> NB: Do NOT use Easy Transfer for Outlook Express data on the WinXP machine!
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin [URL="http://aumha.net"]http://aumha.net[/URL]
> DTS-L [URL="http://dts-l.net/"]http://dts-l.net/[/URL]
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> Paul wrote:
> > We have a home desktop running Windows XP home which has four user
> > accounts.
> > Our son has just received a new laptop running Windows Vista Premium for
> > his
> > birthday and what he wants to do in effect, is, to transfer all of his
> > data...effectively his account..from our desktop directly to his new
> > laptop.
> > Can this be done easily and if so, how would you go about doing that?
> >
> > (Ideally, the way I would envisage it is to somehow be able to
> > interconnect
> > the two computers and then directly transfer all of the data. Just how you
> > would do that I don't know so any help would be most appreciated)
> >
> > Many Thanks
> >
> > Paul .
>
> >> Stay informed about: Transfer of data from one computer to another |
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Since: Dec 8, 2008
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:56 am
Post subject: Re: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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Paul wrote:
> We have a home desktop running Windows XP home which has four user accounts.
> Our son has just received a new laptop running Windows Vista Premium for his
> birthday and what he wants to do in effect, is, to transfer all of his
> data...effectively his account..from our desktop directly to his new laptop.
> Can this be done easily and if so, how would you go about doing that?
>
> (Ideally, the way I would envisage it is to somehow be able to interconnect
> the two computers and then directly transfer all of the data. Just how you
> would do that I don't know so any help would be most appreciated)
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Paul .
HOW TO Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard By Using the Windows
XP CD-ROM
[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb"]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb[/URL];EN-US;306186
HOW TO Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard with a Wizard Disk in
Windows XP
[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb"]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb[/URL];en-us;306187
Or, there is the "old fashioned," manual way:
How to Copy User Data to a New User Profile
[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb"]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb[/URL];en-us;811151 >> Stay informed about: Transfer of data from one computer to another |
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Since: Dec 8, 2008
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:58 am
Post subject: Re: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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Paul wrote:
> We have a home desktop running Windows XP home which has four user accounts.
> Our son has just received a new laptop running Windows Vista Premium for his
> birthday and what he wants to do in effect, is, to transfer all of his
> data...effectively his account..from our desktop directly to his new laptop.
> Can this be done easily and if so, how would you go about doing that?
>
> (Ideally, the way I would envisage it is to somehow be able to interconnect
> the two computers and then directly transfer all of the data. Just how you
> would do that I don't know so any help would be most appreciated)
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Paul .
Oops! Missed the "Vista" part.
How to use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings from one
Windows-based computer to another Windows Vista-based computer
[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928634/en-us"]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928634/en-us[/URL] >> Stay informed about: Transfer of data from one computer to another |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:00 pm
Post subject: Re: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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MarkFred wrote:
> PA Bear,
>
> Thanks for the link. I also found download for the for a XP -> Vista tool.
> Are you aware of an XP -> XP 'Easy Transfer' tool?
>
> Mark
>
>
If you need a scripted approach to handle a large number of
machines and users, the User State Migration Tool is your friend.
Description of the User State Migration Tool for Windows XP Professional
[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb"]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb[/URL];en-us;321197
If you've only couple profiles to transfer, the File And Settings
Transfer (F.A.S.T.) Wizard should suffice.
HOW TO Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard By Using the Windows
XP CD-ROM
[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb"]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb[/URL];EN-US;306186
HOW TO Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard with a Wizard Disk in
Windows XP
[URL="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb"]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb[/URL];en-us;306187 >> Stay informed about: Transfer of data from one computer to another |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Transfer of data from one computer to another
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Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
[URL="http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm"]http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm[/URL]
Bonus!...
How to Extract Files from FAST store using Windows Easy Transfer in Vista
[URL="http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/how-to-extract-files-from-fast-store-using-windows-easy-transfer-in-vista"]http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/how-to-extract-files-from-fast-store-using-windows-easy-transfer-in-vista[/URL] >> Stay informed about: Transfer of data from one computer to another |
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