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Chapter 1
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Getting Started with Windows Vista
Migrating Files and Settings
Rather than perform an in-place upgrade, you can choose to migrate your files and settings
from an existing installation. In this case, you can use the User State Migration Tool or
Windows Easy Transfer.
Windows Easy Transfer
Windows Vista ships with a utility called Windows Easy Transfer that is used to transfer files and
settings from one computer to another. As shown in Figure 1.2, you can transfer some or all of
the following files and settings from a computer running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or
Windows Vista:
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User accounts
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Folders and files
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Program settings
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Internet settings
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Favorites
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E-mail messages, contacts, and settings
You can use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files from a computer running Windows
2000 with Service Pack 4, but you cannot transfer system and program settings.
FIGURE 1.2 Windows Easy Transfer
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