Transferring Programs and Files

[Guest]

i didnt know how to make a new post so ill just reply...

here we go. i installed vista on my computer and it asked me if i wanted to
replace all of the windows files and stuff and that it would make a folder
called windows.old which i could access all my old files. well thats all fine
and dandy but everything is so slow when i use the files from there. is there
any way to copy those files over or do i have to delete them all and
reinstall all of my programs...thanks for any help you can give me..

if anyone could help me by sending an email to (e-mail address removed).....that
would be amazing...thanks

 

[Guest]

I updated from XP to Vista and the program didn't transfer my address book
entries over. Help!
Pedro

 

[Rock]

i need lots of help...i didnt know how to make a post so i thought i would
make it here...

here we go. i installed vista on my computer and it asked me if i wanted
to
replace all of the windows files and stuff and that it would make a folder
called windows.old which i could access all my old files. well thats all
fine
and dandy but everything is so slow when i use the files from there. is
there
any way to copy those files over or do i have to delete them all and
reinstall all of my programs...thanks for any help you can give me..

Did you do a clean install or an upgrade? If the latter then programs and
data should have been migrated for you. if the former, then no you can't
use programs from there. Programs need to be reinstalled from their
original media. Check with the software authors to make sure they are
Vista compatible.

You can move data from that folder to it's appropriate locations on Vista,
but the better way to move data and settings was to run Windows Easy
Transfer on the original installation to copy that information to CD/DVD or
an external drive, then after Vista is installed use WET from within Vista
to bring in the data and settings.

You should not post a new question as a reply to someone else's thread. I
see that in this case you couldn't figure out how to create a new post. Do
yourself a favor and stop using that awful web interface. Use a newsreader
to access what are actually Usenet newsgroups, not forums. Vista comes with
Windows Mail which is already set up to access newsgroups.

Lastly this is not an email support newsgroup. Asked here answered here.
You shouldn't post your unmunged email address in a newsgroup. Spammers
will harvest it.

 

[Rock]

Hp just replaced my a1700n mediacenter(vishmpre) with an a1710n (vis hm
pre)
and I've been told that I can't transfer files/folders/contacts from vista
to
vista no way, no how, none of them. Lots of lost work from a program that
promised so much and delivered so little. To bad there isn't a restore
point
to get my old desktop system with xp back,(I donated It)

I don't see why you say there is no way. This is what I would have done.
First use a drive imaging program such as Acronis True image to save an
image of the original installation to an external USB drive. I would also
use the file backup capability in ATI to do a separate backup of important
files.

Then I would use ATI to image the new installation so I have it to restore
to if needed. Then I would have restored the image of the old system to the
new computer. It might not boot but I would then run a startup repair from
the Windows Recovery Environment accessed by booting the Vista DVD. There
is no guarantee that would work but it might. and if it did then installed
programs and data would be retained.

If it didn't work I would restore the image I made of the new installation
then use ATI to restore the file backup. Programs would have to be
reinstalled from original media.

Another option would be to take the drive from the first computer and
connect it to the new one via a connector or installing it as a slave drive,
and copy over the important data. Then reinstall apps.

This is similar to the process you would have to follow in moving XP to a
new system.

 

[Rock]

I was told when I purchased my new laptop with Windows Vista that I would
need to purchase the new 2007 version of Office--that my previous version
that I use on my desktop with Windows XP will not work. I was also told
by
someone else that if I wait a few months or weeks, someone will come out
with
a patch which will make that make my already owned version of Office work
with Vista without making a separate purchase.

What version of Office do you have on the XP system. Most work just fine in
Vista. Now if the copy you had on the XP system is an OEM version then by
it's license it can't be moved to a different computer, so in that case, yes
you would need a new copy for the Vista computer, but a retail version is
transferrable and as I said at first, most versions work in Vista.

 

[Guest]

I'm about ready to transfer my files from an older PC with Vista Home Premium
to a brand new PC with the same Vista. The old one is done with upgrading,
plus, I got a sweet deal on the new one. Anyway, is there anything in
particuliar that I need to do? I will be using the Belkin Transfer Cable.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Rock]

I'm about ready to transfer my files from an older PC with Vista Home
Premium
to a brand new PC with the same Vista. The old one is done with upgrading,
plus, I got a sweet deal on the new one. Anyway, is there anything in
particuliar that I need to do? I will be using the Belkin Transfer Cable.
Thanks in advance!

Take a look at the info in this article.

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

 

[Guest]

Hi John,
I'm having the same problem. I've transfered all my files and settings from
my old PC to the the PC with the easy transfer cable. It now asks me for a
password on the new PC which I had created for it but it does not work
anymore and on the old PC, I've never had a password.
Anyone out there with ideas or solutions?
Thanks
Andreas

 

[Guest]

I am really concerned. I don't care about my other files, but I have tons of
e-mails and Office stuff saved...any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Hi Vik,
would you know what happened with Johns' and my problem please let me know
as I really don't know what to do
Thank you
Andreas

 

[Adam Albright]

I am really concerned. I don't care about my other files, but I have tons of
e-mails and Office stuff saved...any suggestions? Thanks.

Do it the "hard" way which is really the easy way. Just copy the
folders your important stuff is in either to a DVD you burn or just
put on a external drive. I wouldn't by Belkin anything. Junk. I've had
two of their UPSs fail, a power strip fail and after about a month of
use a component cable had one connector become loose after only about
4 or 5 pulls off and not yanking either.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Adam. I lucked out, as my File Transfer was 99% accurate. The only
problem is that my Outlook 2003 won't work. Based on your advice, what Office
files (specifically Outlook) should I copy to a CD to place on my new PC?
Thanks.

 

[Rock]

I am really concerned. I don't care about my other files, but I have tons
of
e-mails and Office stuff saved...any suggestions? Thanks.

Any suggestions for what? To protect your data? Personally I recommend you
image everything before doing any transfers so a copy of the data is safe.
Look at Acronis True Image Home and an external USB hard drive.

 

[Guest]

As BOTH replies stated, I need suggestions on how to get my saved e-mails and
stuff onto my new PC. I finally got Outlook 2007 to work, and I do have the
..pst files on this hard drive, so the NEW question is how do I get them to
Outlook?

 

[Rock]

Well the message of yours I replied to, quoted below, didn't say anything
about what you wanted suggestions on. Messages need to be self contained or
selectively quote from other posts it to keep the context.

Sorry I don't use Outlook. I suggest you post to one of the Outlook
newsgroups though. Good folks in there. Look under
microsoft.public.outlook. They are OS independent. Good luck.

 

[Guest]

I've tried every method for the "easy" transfer program and it really stinks.
The VISTA side installs OK (by the way is it necessary to make us all
upgrade for questionable cosmetics? - my webmail client no longer works, etc
etc.). No matter what I do on the XP SP2 side, I get a few encouraging
indications of activity, then the "starting Windows Easy Transfer" thing
minimizes to the task bar and stays there for ever and ever. Any ideas on
how to kick the XP part in the CPU?

Really sick of the whole process so far. What a waste of time and millions
of dollars. Thanks again Billy Boy, by the way I understand your entire
house runs on NT, and now I understand why.

 

[Guest]

I am transfering files from xp laptop to vista laptop and it is painfull.
its taking an hour for 750MB. Does nayone know why its taking so long. Is it
scanning each file for securityy before copying? It took all day to tranfer
itunes library. What the F.

 

[Guest]

I transferred my files over from my old Win-XP Pro to my new Windows Vista.
Office 2003 Pro did not transfer over; all the documents and files did. Is
it impossible to transfer Microsoft Office when you upgrade?

 

[Guest]

Question

I just puchased Vista Home and should I ( and how ) back up my whole comuter
before installing it? Im a newbee and I won't tell you the color of my hair
LOL but I am pretty good with my computer although I have never backed it up.
If I do what do I back it up onto? a CD or one of those little devices that
hold a lot of info??

Thank you all for your help, I have a bunch of pictures on here and info
that I would hate to lose, oh yea if I uninstall my Office 2003 and reinstall
it as I have been reading here, will I lose all my address's and saved
email?

 

[Rock]

Question

I just puchased Vista Home and should I ( and how ) back up my whole
comuter
before installing it? Im a newbee and I won't tell you the color of my
hair
LOL but I am pretty good with my computer although I have never backed it
up.
If I do what do I back it up onto? a CD or one of those little devices
that
hold a lot of info??

Thank you all for your help, I have a bunch of pictures on here and info
that I would hate to lose, oh yea if I uninstall my Office 2003 and
reinstall
it as I have been reading here, will I lose all my address's and saved
email?

You're way ahead of the curve by thinking about it and having the sense to
ask. I think it is essential, before doing an OS upgrade, to make an image
of the system with a drive imaging program. I currently use Acronis True
Image Home, Version 10, which works in both XP and Vista. This can create a
compressed image of drives which can be stored on external media, such as an
external hard drive in a drive enclosure, connected to the computer via USB,
Firewire or eSata.

To begin with you should always have a full and complete backup of important
data. I use drive imaging for this purpose. Images can be made on a drive
or partition basis; ATI also does file backups and drive cloning. Images
can be full, incremental or differential so subsequent images are much
smaller and it takes much less time to make them. Restores can be done on a
file, partition or image basis.

With the system imaged you can then restore the image if something goes
wrong with the Vista installation.

You can purchase a preassembled external USB hard drive but it is much less
costly (and simple)to put one together. Buy an EIDE hard drive as a white
box version (meaning it doesn't come in the fancy retail box and doesn't
have any utility disks with it (which if needed can be obtained from the
drive manufacturer's web site as a free download), and buy an external hard
drive enclosure. Insert the drive in the enclosure, attach the ribbon cable
and power connector, put the lid back on, attach it via USB cable to the
computer and you're good to go.

You can get a 320 GB Western Digital EIDE Caviar white box hard drive from
Newegg.com for under $90. Enclosures are in the $20 range. There are many
manufacturers of them, Kingwin is one. The cost of Acronis True Image can
vary on a day to day basis on Newegg.com. I saw it go between $29.99 and
$39.99 in various increments on a daily basis. Luckily I caught it at the
low end, but purchase at your favorite software retailer. You will get a
better price than buying direct from Acronis.

And the best thing is after Vista is installed, you can use ATI in Vista to
routinely image the system to the external drive. This is an excellent
backup and recovery solution.