[vicsireland] Re: moving data from one windows machine to another.

  • From: Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitzpat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 15:54:39 +0100

Hi Stu,

That's what I thought.  I'm not touching it till the exam corrections are done. 
 Anything I should watch out for?

Dónal
On 24 May 2014, at 14:06, Stuart Lawler <stuart.lawler@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> 
>> 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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