Transferring Data From Old Computer To New
Jun 15, 2006
A friend of mine has recently bought a new computer with Windows XP Home. Her old computer is a Window 98. She wants to transfer some files from her old one to the new one. I know that the Windows XP has a Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, but though I've done a search for that on the Microsoft site, I've not found any real information about the process. It does mention how to use floppies or other removable storage, but can this be done with USB cable, or something? If so, how would I hook it up? Will I see an option to choose to use a USB cable for the transfer in the Wizard? From the information I found, it does not even mention using a USB, but I find it hard to believe that one could NOT.
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Apr 24, 2005
I'm sure this has been covered many times, but I'm new to this NG and I just got a new computer with XP on it. The thought of transferring data from my old Personal Computer with SE to XP seems daunting. I thought I could hook up my old HD with a USB 2 external enclosure and transfer data that way. Would that work?
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Sep 9, 2005
I am new to this site and I come here today to ask a question, perhaps someone here will be able to offer a bit of advice.I have a toshiba laptop, running xp pro sp2, 80GB hard drive.Hard drive inoperable due to bad sectors. My hard drive was partitioned into several sections with the C: section containing the os and the D: section containing my data. I could not boot my system so I tried reinstalling os on C: section again, it required a format. I formatted the C: section and then attempted to reinstall os, no luck!Using a third party diagnostic CD I see that my data on the D: partition is still available and intact. The diagnostic disk creates a makeshift os which allows for very limited manipulation of information on hard drive. Since I can not install os onto bad hard drive section C how can I transfer data from the section D: partition to either a new hard drive or to a storage medium?
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Oct 7, 2007
I'm having a little problem with my USB ports. I know they are USB 2.0 but are recognized as 1.0. Everytime I plug something in, it says "this device can run faster if connected to a 2.0 port" or something like that. Is there anyway to fix this, cause im transferring data very slowly and its very annoying. I tried to update the driver but it said there is no better or newer driver available.
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Jun 8, 2006
I am after help in that i would like to take hard drive, volume 27g from one laptop win xp pro, and place on another laptop 80g win xp home.I do have memory flash but only 256mb.I also think i will need to look at partioning drives do hope i get a reply/plural great support
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Apr 1, 2007
I have a really old computer; not to sure what the system specs are like other than it being made by Tiny and having a 4 GB HDD. My mum wants to use the word processor now and then but the printer has broken and she would rather not buy another; partly because drivers may be an issue and partly becuase I have unused retail copies of Windows ME and 2000 that a couple of mates donated and can print off at my Dad's house.The issue with 98 is that I want to be using USB sticks when necessary to transfer word documents over to my Dad's computer running XP to print but 98 does not have the necessary drivers and I think it is impossible to get any; from what I understand that what 98 SE was for.
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Jan 8, 2009
I am cloning my existing hard drive in my laptop (sata) to an external hard drive (pata) in preparation for installing a new larger hard drive (sata)in the laptop. Can I, or how do I transfer the cloned data from the external (pata) to the new internal hard drive (sata)? Thanks in advance and I apoligize if this is a rudimentary question as this is my first time attempting something like this.
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Aug 14, 2005
Just about to take delivery of new super dooper desktop with XP pro already installed.I will immediately network to my oldish, also XP Pro machine, and of course would love to simply copy all the junk on my boot drive without reinstalling loads and loads of software, finding the keys and passwords (all legit) and upgrading updates and indeed updates to updates! When I only had a 12gb boot drive before and now will have much more than 160gb available, transferring a bit of redundancy, (tho' I know not ideal), would be worth the days of headaches and thumb twiddling.
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Sep 23, 2006
I have transferred a Hard Drive into another computer and thought I had to re-install Windows (XP Home) - this I did.In so doing I created another Folder - Windows2 so as not to overwrite anything. I have a Windows folder as well.I also still have a Windows98 Folder on this drive.I cannot access the latest e-mails in the new configuration - or anything else for that matter and know that I am going to have to reinstall all programs.How and where do I find those missing e-mails, or can I uninstall this new version and revert to the old one?
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Jun 29, 2005
While transferring video clips from my digital camera to my computer, the media players show images upside down. There is no problem when transferring to other computers.
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Oct 1, 2006
I've never done this before and I need some help.
1.I want to transfer data from my old Compaq to my new HP, is this called mitigation? O/S's - Windows XP Home Edition - Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
2. The connection will be by USB 2.0, cable.
3. Is there a way to select some programs and not others or is everything transferred?
4. I know certain information has to be written to the registry, like when a new program is installed, how do I transfer those settings from the old to the new?
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Aug 25, 2007
I'm new to this forum and new to what I'm trying to do. I need to know how to copy a program from one xp computer to another. The program has customer info in it.How do I transfer all the data from one computer to another without losing any information? I'm a beginner, so please explain in "English".
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I got the blue screen of death on my Gateway laptop. I tried every option such as booting to safe mode, last good configuration...etc to get windows to boot but no luck...once I get the windows xp logo it changes to blue death screen.I purchased a laptop hard drive enclosure and pluged the laptop hard drive into it. Next I attached the hard drive enclosure via USB to my desktop but good not read the data on the hard drive. The laptop has a Recovery Partition and Operating System Partition. I am able to both partitions as drive letter "f" and "g" for example, with drive "f" being the Recovery partition and drive "g" the operating system. When I click on the drive "g" the system locks up and I have to unplug the hard drive enclosure and start over again with no luck.
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Mar 15, 2005
please help me understand how to transfer my files/programs, etc. from my current Sony win. 98 with USB port but no CD burner, to a Dell win XP (yet to be delivered).i'd like to take as much as i can from my current machine into the new machine when it arrives.
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with some of the smaller and more *necesary* programs operating from drive c (internal), my drive usage runs at about 60% used. Somehow however, I'll be typing away, and a message comes up saying I have low drive space. In the space of a few seconds my drive goes from 60%-ish to 100% full! I search, check ALL folders but NOTHING I can see is new/downloaded/self-created.
Is this rapid and unfortunately very - daily - regular rise and fall by over 8gig normal? Usually I have to run ALL my bug/spyware/system doctor/windows doctor type software before it goes away, but then sometimes it just goes away by its'self with no input from me at all. Please tell me that this is something easily sorted, because when usingn space hungry prog's like p/shop or audition it stops me from saving/changing doc's and simply allows me all in all to do sweet FA until IT clears it's own mind up as to how big it is! Is this an XP issue
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Jul 18, 2005
I am losing only picture and video files my computer. I save a file off the internet it usually lasts a few days on my hard drive and then disappears. I have used windows 98 and currently use 2000 and have the same problem. I have tried an external hard drive and saved the file and then disconnected the USB cable and the same thing happens next time i connect it. I have formatted hard drive a couple of times and problem reoccurred both times.
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Dec 31, 2006
I had a bad HDD failure which corrupted part of my WinXP OS with the result that I am unable to boot into Windows. I have reloaded Windows on another HDD and I will be able to recover most of my data from backups. However, there is still some recent data on the bad disk which I am frantic to recover. I am able to find the "Documents and Settings" folder where I believe the "Outlook Express" data is held
I am unable to get into the folder as my username on the computer was passworded (the password is known). Neither am I allowed to copy the folder to my new drive. I cannot access the folder from my new OS even when I password myself with the same username / password. I have attempted to repair the bad drive's copy of Windows but that wasn't successful. I don't want to replace the bad copy with a fresh as this would reformat the drive taking with it the folder I want (and can't copy). Any work on the folder would need to be on the bad drive, it seems. I have run out of ideas.
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My comp has died and I am rebuilding a new one, I was curious if there are any major issues of transferring the old hd with the os to the new comp with the exception of changing out the drivers? I don't want to install XP all over again, add all the updates and then install all my programs and games.
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Aug 8, 2005
An XP home edition CD came with my computer. I know use a different OS, but a friend of mine is using *groan* windows 98 SE and is having lots of problem.I want to give him my CD but don't want microsoft breathing down his neck, asking him where it came from, and such. What would I need to do prior to giving him the CD and installing it on his computer to prevent the above from happening?
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I installed XP Pro on an old machine for my in-laws (about a year ago). I have now purchased them a new computer, but it came w/ XP Home. I would like to upgrade the new machine from Home to Pro. I will be removing XP Pro from the old machine & reformatting the hard drive. The MS site indicates this is possible, but doesn't mention anything about licensing restrictions or activation. I tried to find the licensing agreement to see what it said about transfer a license to another computer but couldn't find it. I'm also curious how the activation process will go... Will I be able to just do the online activation or will I need to do the phone activation since I'm transferring a license.
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Feb 25, 2006
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