Dell Inspiron 9400 - Manual (Page 32)

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Setting Up Your Computer
Create a Wizard Disk
To create a wizard disk, use your new computer with Windows XP and perform the following steps:
1 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 and click Next.
4 On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I want to create a Wizard Disk in the following
drive: and click 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.
Copy Data From the Old Computer
1 On the old computer, insert the wizard disk.
2 Click the Start button and click Run.
3 In the Open field on the Run window, browse to the path for fastwiz (on the appropriate removable
media) and click OK.
4 On the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen, click Next.
5 On the Which computer is this? screen, click Old Computer and click Next.
6 On the Select a transfer method screen, click the transfer method you prefer.
7 On the What do you want to transfer? screen, select the items you want to transfer and click Next.
After the information has been copied, the Completing the Collection Phase screen appears.
8 Click Finish.
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. Follow the instructions on the screen.
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.
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