Transferring information to a new computer, Microsoft® windows vista® operating system, Microsoft windows® xp – Dell Precision M6400 (Late 2008) User Manual

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Setting Up Your Computer

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5 Follow the instructions on the screen and use the setup information

provided by your ISP to complete the setup.

Transferring Information to a New Computer

Microsoft

®

Windows Vista

®

Operating System

1 Click the Windows Vista Start button

, and then click Transfer files

and settings

→ Start Windows Easy Transfer.

2 In the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.
3 Click Start a new transfer or Continue a transfer in progress.
4 Follow the instructions provided on the screen by the Windows Easy

Transfer wizard.

Microsoft Windows

®

XP

Windows XP provides the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to move data
from a source computer to a new computer.
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serial
connection, or you can store it on removable media, such as a writable CD,
for transfer to the new computer.

NOTE:

You can transfer information from an old computer to a new computer by

directly connecting a serial cable to the input/output (I/O) ports of the two
computers.
For instructions on setting up a direct cable connection between two computers,
see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #305621, titled

How to Set Up a Direct Cable

Connection Between Two Computers in Windows XP. This information may not be
available in certain countries.

For transferring information to a new computer, you must run the Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard.

Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard With the Operating System Media

NOTE:

This procedure requires the

Operating System media. This media is optional

and may not be included with certain computers.

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