Files and Settings Transfer in Windows XP

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP

                                   

You can migrate data and settings from you old Computer to a new computer using Files and settings transfer wizard. Settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer and for Microsoft Outlook Express can be transferred using this option. You can also use this wizard to transfer desktop settings, display settings, dial-up connections, and other types of settings.

          

Steps to get the files and the settings from the old computer.

1. On the old computer, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to   System Tools, and then click Files and Settings TransferWizard.                                                                              
2. In the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard dialog box, click Next, and then click Old Computer.              
   

   

   
   
3. Click Next, and then select a transfer method, such as Floppy drive or other removable media.
   

   

   
   
4. Click Next, and then click the option that corresponds to the items that you want to transfer. For example, you can click Settings only, Files only, or Both files and settings.
   

   

   
   
5. Click Next two times, and then wait as the "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard" processes the items to transfer.
   

   

                      
6. Once the transfer is complete, click Finish.

Steps to transfer the files and the settings to the new computer.

1. On the new Computer, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to   System Tools, and then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.
2. In the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard dialog box, click Next, and then click New Computer.
3. Click Next, and then click I don’t need the Wizard Disk. I have already collected my files and settings from my old computer.
4. Click Next, and then select a transfer method, such as Floppy drive or other removable media. You must select the same transfer method that you selected on the old computer.
5. Click Next, and then wait as the "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard" processes the items to transfer
6. Click Finish once the transfer is complete.