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Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP Features
Dell™ OptiPlex™ SX270 Systems User's Guide
Transferring Information to a New Computer
Using Windows
®
XP System Restore
User Accounts and Fast User Switching
Setting Up a Home and Office Network
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:
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E-mails
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Toolbar settings
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Window sizes
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Internet bookmarks
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serial 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
.
5.
On the
Which computer is this?
screen, click
Old Computer
and click
Next
.
6.
On the
Select a transfer method
screen, click the transfer method you prefer.
7.
On the
What do you want to transfer?
screen, select the items you want to transfer and click
Next
.
After the information has been copied, the
Completing the Collection Phase
screen appears.
8.
Click
Finish
.
To transfer data to the new computer:
1.
On the
Now go to your old computer
screen on the new computer, click
Next
.
2.
On the
Where are the files and settings?
screen, select the method you chose for transferring your settings and files and click
Next
.
The wizard reads the collected files and settings and applies them to your new computer.
When all of the settings and files have been applied, the
Finished
screen appears.
3.
Click
Finished
and restart the new computer.
Using Windows
®
XP System Restore
The Microsoft
®
Windows XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting
data files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state. See the Windows Help
and Support Center for information on using System Restore.
NOTICE:
Make regular backups of your data files. System Restore does not monitor your data files or recover them.
