Datasheet

Restore Files and Settings
Restore Files
and Settings
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fter you have collected your files and settings
from the source computer, you can import
and install them onto the target computer
running Windows Vista. Only Windows Vista natively
ships Windows Easy Transfer as part of the operating
system, giving you easy access to the Windows Easy
Transfer wizard for any new installations you may be
creating. Windows XP, SP2 did include the Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard, the predecessor to the
Windows Easy Transfer wizard.
Windows Easy Transfer contains a safety valve: If you
are running the Windows Easy Transfer wizard from
Windows Vista, it gives you the opportunity to create a
Windows Easy Transfer wizard Disk that you can run
on the source machine without requiring the Windows
Vista install disk. This shortcut is extremely handy and
gives you the ability to create another tool for your
support toolbox so that you do not have to carry
around the Windows Vista install disk, which is worth
its weight in gold.
The following task assumes you have already run the
Windows Easy Transfer wizard to collect settings on
the source computer. If you have not, see the
“Transfer Files and Settings” section for more
information.
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1 Start the Windows Easy Transfer program on
your new computer.
The Welcome to Windows Easy Transfer screen
appears.
2 Click Next.
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The Do you want to start a new transfer or
continue one in progress screen appears.
3 Click Start a new transfer to indicate you are
ready to transfer files to this computer.
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