Transferring information to a new computer, Microsoft® windows® xp, Microsoft – Dell Latitude D630 User Manual

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Transferring Information to a New Computer

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Transferring Information to a New

Computer

You can use your operating system wizards to help you transfer files and other

data from one computer another. For instructions, see the following section that

corresponds to the operating system your computer is running.

Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP

The Microsoft

Windows XP operating system provides the Files 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, serial connection,

or on removable media such as a writable CD.

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 87uArticle #305621, titled How to Set Up a Direct
Cable Connection Between Two Computers in Windows X

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