moving everything from an XP machine to a Vista machine? Vista Tips Discuss moving everything from an XP machine to a Vista machine? in the Windows Vista forums; I am about to purchase a new computer and wish to produce a duplicate of my old XP machine on my new Windows Vista machine. Any suggestions would be appreciated....

[derm318]

I am about to purchase a new computer and wish to produce a duplicate of my old XP machine on my new Windows Vista machine. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[crabby]

Do you mean to run opposite Vista? As in a dual boot? Is the hard drive with XP on available to the new computer?

If so, when you get the new PC put the XP hard drive in, then use your XP disk to repair the XP install so that the kernel will work with your new hardware. IF YOU YOU JUST REPAIR IT WILL NOT DELETE ANY OF YOUR FILES. Then use your Vista disk to repair the bootloader so you have the option of booting to both.

If you just want all your stuff on Vista use the Windows Easy Transfer feature.

When you come to actually doing this, let us know which method you want and we can make a detailed step by step for you

crabby

[derm318]

I want to transfer all of my data, including all settings, preferences, etc and the software applications if possible, from my current XP machine to a new Windows Vista machine. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Norm

[crabby]

Just you the easy transfer wizard then. It keeps everything that it is possible to keep intact.

Just boot into Vista and open up the easy windows transfer and it take you step by step through the process.

Keep us informed!

crabby

[derm318]

I have copied my files from my old computer onto an external hard drive using Easy File Transfer. When I open Easy File Transfer on my new computer and attempt to do the transfer, the program says it does not see the backup file on my external drive. The file was named on my XP File Transfer program: USMT2.UNC. Apparently, this name is not recognized by the Vista OS. How do I get this to work?

Norm

[crabby]

You have used the XP Easy Transfer Wizard... but you need to use the Vista one!

Just put the Vista disk in the XP computer and select "Transfer files and settings from another computer."

This will create a .mig backup which can then be recognised in Vista!

Let me know how it goes.

crabby

[derm318]

Do you mean the install disc for Vista OS?

[crabby]

Yes.

crabby