Moving From Your Old Computer; Transferring Files And Settings With Windows Easy Transfer; Transferring Files And Settings Manually - Gateway 6-Bay mBTX PRO User Manual

Moving from your old computer

Transferring files and settings with Windows Easy Transfer

You can move your files, folders, software settings, and user account settings (such as display,
Internet, and e-mail settings) from your old computer to your new one using Windows Easy
Transfer, providing your old computer uses Windows XP or Windows Vista.
While using Windows Easy Transfer, you will not be able to run other tasks on the computers.
must manually move your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external
hard drive.
To move files and settings from your old computer:
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Transferring files and settings manually

You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to removable media, such
as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive.
Finding your documents
Many programs save your personal data files in the Documents or My Documents folder. Look
in your old computer's documents folder for personal data files.
To find files in the documents folder:
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CHAPTER 11: Maintaining Your Computer
Important
If your old computer does not use Windows XP or Windows Vista, you
If you want to transfer program settings to your new computer, install those programs
on the new computer before running Windows Easy Transfer. Windows Easy Transfer
copies only the software's settings, not the software itself, to the new computer.
Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Windows Easy
Transfer. The Windows Easy Transfer dialog box opens.
Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete
the transfer.
Help
For more information about transferring files, click Start, then click Help
and Support. Type transferring files in the Search Help box, then press E
In Windows Vista, click
displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to
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In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. The My Documents window opens
and displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to
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In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer icon on
the desktop. Go to the next step.
Double-click the C:\ drive icon.
Double-click the My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens and displays
many of your saved personal data files.
Copy your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on your network.
(Start), then click Documents. The Documents folder opens and
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