Dell Dimension 5100, Owner'S Manual

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36 Setting Up Your Computer
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Transferring Information to a New
Computer
The Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP operating system provides a Files and
Settings Transfer wizard to move data from the source computer to the new
computer. You can move data such as:
• E-mails
• Toolbar settings
• Window sizes
• Internet bookmarks
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network connection,
or you can store it on a removable medium, such as a writable CD or floppy
disk.
To prepare the new computer for the file transfer:
1
Click the Start button, point to All Programs
→
Accessories
→
System
Tools , and then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard .
2
When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen
appears, click Next .
3
On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer and
click Next .
4
On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use the
wizard from the Windows XP CD
and click Next.
5
When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to your old
or source computer. Do not click Next at this time.
To copy data from the old computer:
1
On the old computer, insert the Windows XP
Operating System
CD.
2
On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform
additional tasks .
3
Under
What do you want to do?
, click
Transfer files and settings
.
4
On the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen, click Next .