Transferring Information To A New Computer - Dell Inspiron 600m Owner's Manual

Transferring Information to a New
Computer
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The Microsoft Windows
Settings Transfer wizard to move data from the source computer to the new
computer. You can move data such as:
• E-mails
• Toolbar settings
• Window sizes
• Internet bookmarks
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serial
connection, or you can store it on a removable medium, such as a writable
CD or floppy disk.
To prepare the new computer for the file transfer:
Click the Start button, point to All Programs
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Tools, and then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.
When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen
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appears, click Next.
On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer and
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click Next.
On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use the
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wizard from the Windows XP CD and click Next.
When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to your old
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or source computer. Do not click Next at this time.
To copy data from the old computer:
On the old computer, insert the Windows XP Operating System CD.
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On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform
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additional tasks.
Under What do you want to do?, click Transfer files and settings.
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On the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen, click Next.
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XP operating system provides a Files and
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