[vicsireland] Re: moving data from one windows machine to another.
- From: Stuart Lawler <stuart.lawler@xxxxxxx>
- To: "vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 14:06:53 +0100
Hi Dónal,
Sorry if you've solved this already and if the info is too late but the Windows
Transfer Tool built in to Windows 7 and 8 is designed to do exactly what you
need.
There is also a version of it for XP. I've used it for my last two PC upgrades
and it has been perfect.
Stuart
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> On 21 May 2014, at 08:37 p.m., Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Ah excellent cheers Noel. I'm way way out of practice with Windows because
> I've been a mac-man for year. Hope all well with you sir.
>
> D
>> On 21 May 2014, at 20:25, NoelRedmond <noelaredmond@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Donal
>>
>> If you go into MyComputer, on the C Drive there is a Documents and settings
>> folder.
>> In here is an all users folder. All the accounts on the PC will be in this
>> folder, and as long as all your files are in the MyDocuments folder, just
>> copy these user files to an external drive or to a network drive, and copy
>> them down to the new PC.
>>
>> When copying them to the new PC just go into the folder and copy the My
>> documents folder.
>>
>> Hope this is what you wanted. As I think it is the easiest way to do this.
>> Noel
>>> On 21 May 2014, at 15:07, Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> For the first time in about 6 years, I’ve to set up a windows machine from
>>> scratch. I have an old laptop here all right but now it’s dying so I have
>>> a new one. Anyway to the point: Is there anything that would assist me
>>> moving all user data (documents, email, favourites etc) across from one
>>> machine to another?
>>>
>>> Info appreciated,
>>>
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