Dell Precision T5400 (Late 2007) User Manual

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Setting Up Your Computer

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

To run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard without the Operating System

disc, 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 StartAll Programs

Accessories System ToolsFiles 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 ComputerNext.
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 StartRun.
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 ComputerNext.
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.

To transfer data to the new computer:

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