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[magineer02]

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP, SP3, Windows
Firewall, Avast antivirus, Spywareblaster, and run Firefox
for the Internet and all the programs work well together
and are up to date.

However, I don’t have a dedicated backup; I have all my
data stored on CD-R and DVD-RW disks via Nero.

In any case, I recently upgraded to a Dell XPS 8500 with
Windows 7 instead of Windows 8 and 12 GB DDR3,
SDRAM. The system is still in the boxes until I work out
a few issues beforehand like disabling McAfee.

What I’d like to know is, can someone please tell me how
I can export my links from the 8200 to the 8500 and how
to import them? Is there an easy way to do it? I’ve tried
exporting them to a CD but I don’t seem to be doing it right.

Thoughts/Suggestions?

Thanks,
Robert

 

[dadiOH]

What I’d like to know is, can someone please tell me how
I can export my links from the 8200 to the 8500 and how
to import them? Is there an easy way to do it? I’ve tried
exporting them to a CD but I don’t seem to be doing it right.

By "links" you mean internet shortcuts (Favorites)? They are files...all
you have to do is copy them and put them wherever you want them.

If Win7 has a built in Favorites folder you can put them there. Or you can
put them in a folder of your making, named as you will, and put a shortcut
to that folder on your desktop or taskbar; you could also make it a toolbar
on the taskbar.



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[Ben Myers]

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP, SP3, Windows
Firewall, Avast antivirus, Spywareblaster, and run Firefox
for the Internet and all the programs work well together
and are up to date.
However, I don’t have a dedicated backup; I have all my
data stored on CD-R and DVD-RW disks via Nero.
In any case, I recently upgraded to a Dell XPS 8500 with
Windows 7 instead of Windows 8 and 12 GB DDR3,
SDRAM. The system is still in the boxes until I work out
a few issues beforehand like disabling McAfee.
What I’d like to know is, can someone please tell me how
I can export my links from the 8200 to the 8500 and how
to import them? Is there an easy way to do it? I’ve tried
exporting them to a CD but I don’t seem to be doing it right.
Thoughts/Suggestions?
Thanks,
Robert

As mentioned by other posters, favorites are stored in
"C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Favorites", where "Username" is
your login user name. If you never created one, it's probably "Administrator".
The entire folder typically fits on a floppy disk, if you have one and both computers
are compatible. Other options are to temporarily install or connect the hard
drive from the new computer to the old one and copy the folder and whatever
else you might need or just burn it to a CD.

Ben

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

In message <[email protected]>,

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP, SP3, Windows []
In any case, I recently upgraded to a Dell XPS 8500 with
Windows 7 instead of Windows 8 and 12 GB DDR3, []
What I’d like to know is, can someone please tell me how
I can export my links from the 8200 to the 8500 and how

[]
We need to know what you mean by "links".

If you mean web addresses you use frequently, then that's a function of
your browser: as others have explained, they're called Favorites for
Internet Explorer. In Firefox they're called Bookmarks, and you need to
look at ways to pass them from one system to another (or how to "sync"
two or more machines if you choose to accept the risks of doing it that
way), though Firefox can also use IE-type Favorites (US spelling with no
u). Other browsers may have other names for them.

If you mean desktop shortcuts, or the things in the Start Program menu,
then although there are ways (including third-party utilities), the most
reliable way - though it seems a lot of work - is to reinstall all the
softwares.

If you mean something else, please tell us.