Re-asked: Upgrading to XP when different hardware is involved

[Laddie]

My original question, below, was not answered with respect
to going to new hardware, which windows usually has a
problem with.

My question: Upgrading FROM windows 2000 & Office 2000
(that is on my
Dell C600 Latitude laptop) TO windows XP & Office 2003 on
a new D600 Latitude presents a crisis.

I have been told whenever a user has to upgrade from a
Windows 2000 computer to new hardware with XP, that my
only option is to reload all my programs from the Windows
2000 laptop onto the new Windows XP laptop. This involved
my MANUALLY recording, on paper or with screen shots, ALL
my settings for programs such as Word and PowerPoint
(Tools | Options settings) and manually re-establishing
the settings in XP. Note: I am aware of the FILES
TRANSFER WIZARD and the SAVE OFFICE SETTINGS but they
don't appear to apply.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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My original question, below, was not answered with respect
to going to new hardware, which windows usually has a
problem with.

My question: Upgrading FROM windows 2000 & Office 2000
(that is on my
Dell C600 Latitude laptop) TO windows XP & Office 2003 on
a new D600 Latitude presents a crisis.

I have been told whenever a user has to upgrade from a
Windows 2000 computer to new hardware with XP, that my
only option is to reload all my programs from the Windows
2000 laptop onto the new Windows XP laptop.

That's not really a question. It's a statement. And it's correct.
You can't move installed programs from one computer to another.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am aware of the FILES
TRANSFER WIZARD and the SAVE OFFICE SETTINGS but they
don't appear to apply.

They ought to. read Gary Woodruff's article on Files and settings
Transfer at http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm