Transferring Information To A New Computer - Dell GX620 - 3.6GHz Desktop 1GB RAM 80GB Windows XP SFF User Manual

Microsoft® Windows® XP Features

Transferring Information to a New Computer

The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides a Files and 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→ Accessories→ System Tools, and then click
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Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.
When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears, click Next.
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On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer and click Next.
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On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use the wizard from the
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Windows XP CD and click Next.
When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to your old or source computer. Do
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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 additional tasks.
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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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On the Which computer is this? screen, click Old Computer and click Next.
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On the Select a transfer method screen, click the transfer method you prefer.
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On the What do you want to transfer? screen, select the items you want to transfer and click
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Next.
After the information has been copied, the Completing the Collection Phase screen appears.
Click Finish.
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To transfer data to the new computer:
On the Now go to your old computer screen on the new computer, click Next.
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