easy transfer & win xp

[Andy]

I have this scenario: on my older laptop which has XP I used the files &
settings wizard built in XP to back up the files and settings. It put a
folder called USMT2.UNC on the XP laptop. I copied that over to the new
vista premium laptop and opened up vista easy transfer and pointed to the
USMT2.UNC folder.

Should that work only I cannot get it to work that way? - I haven't got an
easy transfer cable so I had to burn it on a CD.

Thanks,

Andy.

 

[Guest]

Windows Vista Migration Step-by-Step Guide
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...9de8-4b94-b254-586a61843a041033.mspx?mfr=true

 

[Rock]

I have this scenario: on my older laptop which has XP I used the files &
settings wizard built in XP to back up the files and settings. It put a
folder called USMT2.UNC on the XP laptop. I copied that over to the new
vista premium laptop and opened up vista easy transfer and pointed to the
USMT2.UNC folder.

Should that work only I cannot get it to work that way? - I haven't got an
easy transfer cable so I had to burn it on a CD.

Don't use FAST, use WET, Windows Easy Transfer. Run it from the Vista DVD
on the XP laptop to create the migration file. See this link:

How to use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings from one
Windows-based computer to another Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928634/en-us

 

[Andy]

Don't use FAST, use WET, Windows Easy Transfer. Run it from the Vista DVD
on the XP laptop to create the migration file. See this link:

How to use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings from one
Windows-based computer to another Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928634/en-us

problem is my laptop manufacturer pre-installed vista on laptop and all I
could make is a recovery DVD so it did not come with a vista installation CD
rom.

Andy.

 

[Guest]

Contact the Manufacturer for an Installation Rom - It may be free or minimal
cost.

 

[Rock]

problem is my laptop manufacturer pre-installed vista on laptop and all I
could make is a recovery DVD so it did not come with a vista installation
CD rom.

Can you borrow one from someone?

 

[Andy]

Can you borrow one from someone?

Doubt it - others I know have had vista pre-installed on their new PC's as
well and no installation CDs/DVD as well. What a bad road we have gone down
where people who buy new PC's are expected to burn their own recovery disks
now and manufacturers that don't supply the OS installation disks as
standard now with their systems. It cant surely save the manufactures that
much can it not to supply the CDs now can it?

Andy.

 

[Rock]

Doubt it - others I know have had vista pre-installed on their new PC's as
well and no installation CDs/DVD as well. What a bad road we have gone
down where people who buy new PC's are expected to burn their own recovery
disks now and manufacturers that don't supply the OS installation disks as
standard now with their systems. It cant surely save the manufactures that
much can it not to supply the CDs now can it?

I agree 100% there. Some do offer the option to purchase a recovery DVD or
buy an installation DVD.

 

[Andy]

I agree 100% there. Some do offer the option to purchase a recovery DVD
or buy an installation DVD.

Yes, it differs in price though from manufacturers. I checked out in the
case of XP once if you wanted a recovery disk from Packard bell they charged
something like 30.00 Euro (I'm in Ireland) plus postage charges on the other
hand if you got an XP disk when ordering up a DELL PC if ordered at the same
time as the system they charged only 6.00 euro extra which was very
reasonable. But I also think if manufacturers don't want to supply an OS CD
as standard the least they can do is supply one (and an original full
version Microsoft vista disk not just a pc recovery disk) free of charge and
maybe just charge a reasonable postage/shipping charge should a customer
request one.

I think its indispensable to have a proper OS disk nearby should anything
ever go wrong and maybe if the recovery disk you burned when you first got
the PC don't work properly or if you cannot find it or if indeed you even
forgot to burn one in the first place or just didn't get around to doing
one! and the way I am looking at it is that you are paying for that
laptop/PC and you are also paying for that Vista OS so you should by rights
be entitled to that OS CD/DVD as well built into the price.

Andy.

 

[Rock]

Yes, it differs in price though from manufacturers. I checked out in the
case of XP once if you wanted a recovery disk from Packard bell they
charged something like 30.00 Euro (I'm in Ireland) plus postage charges on
the other hand if you got an XP disk when ordering up a DELL PC if ordered
at the same time as the system they charged only 6.00 euro extra which was
very reasonable. But I also think if manufacturers don't want to supply an
OS CD as standard the least they can do is supply one (and an original
full version Microsoft vista disk not just a pc recovery disk) free of
charge and maybe just charge a reasonable postage/shipping charge should
a customer request one.

I think its indispensable to have a proper OS disk nearby should anything
ever go wrong and maybe if the recovery disk you burned when you first got
the PC don't work properly or if you cannot find it or if indeed you even
forgot to burn one in the first place or just didn't get around to doing
one! and the way I am looking at it is that you are paying for that
laptop/PC and you are also paying for that Vista OS so you should by
rights be entitled to that OS CD/DVD as well built into the price.

I fully agree on having an installation DVD ( or CD), not an OEM recovery
disk. That's why I prefer to install a retail version.