User Manual

IMPORTANT: If a new version is available, please install the new version on BOTH computers

immediately.

Old PC to New PC Transfer: If you are transferring from your old PC to your new PC, click Transfer

Between PCs, and go to step 2.

Note for XP users (old PC only):

If migrating from Windows XP on the old PC, skip steps one through five in this “Old PC” section. As

prompted on the PCmover screen on the old PC, go to the new PC to continue the migration. Continue

with step one of the “New PC: Set Up Transfer” section on page 12. Do not click Close on the screen on

the old PC until transfer is complete.

Use Wi-Fi or an Ethernet cable to connect your two PCs when transferring from an XP PC. Other

connection options, such as the USB 2.0 cable, are not supported for this type of transfer.

Additional Transfer Options

Note: The steps in the remainder of this guide, beyond this “Additional Transfer Options” section, are

for those transferring via a network or Laplink cable. When creating a Transfer File or using PCmover

Image & Drive Assistant, the screens you see and the order they are shown in will be different. Follow

the instructions in this section below and the on-screen instructions.

• File Based Transfer: Transfer to the new PC by creating a Transfer File which is stored on an

internal drive or on external media, such as an external hard drive.

1. Click Advanced Options on the Welcome screen, choose File Based Transfer and click

Next.

2. Follow the on-screen prompts to create the Transfer File and save it to external media.

3. To customize what is transferred from the old PC, such as selecting applications, user

accounts, and drives, click Customize Transfer File. See the Choose What to Transfer

and Transfer Summary steps on pages 13 and 14 in this guide for more details on what

you can select.

4. When prompted, start PCmover on your new PC. Follow the screens to unload the

Transfer File on your new PC and complete the transfer.

• PCmover Image & Drive Assistant: With PCmover Image & Drive Assistant, you can restore the

programs, files and settings from an image or an old hard drive, even if the image is from an

earlier version of Windows.

1. Prior to using PCmover, mount the disk image of your old computer or connect your

hard drive directly to your new PC.