Dell Inspiron 530 User Manual

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer

To transfer data to the new computer:

1 On the Now go to your old computer screen on the new computer, click

Next.

2 On the Where are the files and settings? screen, select the method you

chose for transferring your settings and files and click Next.

The wizard reads the collected files and settings and applies them to your
new computer.

When all of the settings and files have been applied, the Finished screen
appears.

3 Click Finished and restart the new computer.

Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Without the Operating
System Media

To run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard without the Operating System
media, you must create a wizard disk that will allow you to create a backup
image file to removable media.

To create a wizard disk, use your new computer with Windows XP and
perform the following steps:

1 Open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: click Start→ All Programs→

Accessories

→ System Tools→ Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.

2 When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears,

click Next.

3 On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer→ Next.
4 On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I want to create a

Wizard Disk in the following drive

→ Next.

5 Insert the removable media, such as a writable CD, and click OK.
6 When the disk creation completes and the

Now go to your old

computer

message appears, do not click Next.

7 Go to the old computer.

To copy data from the old computer:

1 On the old computer, insert the wizard disk.
2 Click Start→ Run.

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