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Using direct cable connection to transfer files and settings
Richard Stern rbst...@ns.sympatico.ca alt os windows xp I'm about to buy a Win-XP laptop and wish to transfer files and settings from my old Win 98 one. Can I plug the portable HD into the USB port on the new machine and then use the transfer wizard in the new XP machine to transfer files and settings (eg

XP Pro on Ebay - What's the catch?
traceyd trac...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsxp general Nice article but it did not address my question. traceyd wrote: I'm trying to use the files and settings transfer wizard with a direct cable connection to transfer from my desktop to a new laptop both using Windows XP home edition.

Iomega zip 100 in XP?
Jeff Richards JRich...@msn.com.au microsoft public win95 general discussion This is an XP question. Look in XP help or ask in an XP newsgroup about how to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP W95/W98 "loteky" <socra...@cnw.com> wrote in message

XP on second HD
The question is what is your precise objective? If you could clone the contents of your PATA (what you call "IDE") HD onto your new SATA HD so that the If, on the other hand, you're not interested in cloning the contents of one HD to another, the XP Files & Settings Transfer Wizard (FAST) may be what you want.

"Classic logon" screen in XP does not remeber the user name
AndrewB anonym...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsxp newusers I installed Windows XP last night upgrading from Windows Me. Can I undo the Transfer Files and Settings that I already transferred? If so how do I undo it(this is my main question)? That would allow me to go back and make a fresh

Windows XP - Question about "File and Settings Transfer Wizard"
At the time I thought it might be useful to transfer files between the two, so he set up a network between the 2 machines. 2nd (not really related) question: Since my neighbors have gotten their own netowrks, I find that if I am in a part of my house that is within reception of their networks,

Newbie question about setting up XP - coming from win98se ...
Then check the wireless settings for your setup. If you are not familiar with the settings in there just post back. Thanks for responding. I am about to try the "Transfer files" application (in Start=>Accessories=>System tools). I'ma little puzzled how to start this, as the first step is to create a Transfer

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I had a pretty easy experience with my system doing pretty much what you're asking to do, but the key step is to do the Transfer Files and Settings thing BEFORE you boot from CD and have XP do a Clean Install. That way once you resetup the network after XP is in you can recover everything (your data files and

tranferring files, etc.
If using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (FAST), to transfer files from a W95 to a WinXP computer, do you run into any complications if you transfer Or does FAST give you only one go, so you have to transfer all selected files at once? Does the answer to the above question about files apply to settings also?

Nerd Question
Transferring from one desktop to the other took 3:35 (three minutes, 35 seconds) in one test and just 3:05 in a second test. Transferring from the laptop to either desktop took 16:30 and 17:00 respectively. QUESTION: Is there some network setting in XP Home on the laptop that I can change to increase the file

Transfer files to new computer
I installed XP to the same (C:) drive, ending up with a dual boot XP / XP system. I used the wizard in questions to transfer settings only to a file on my D: drive from the old XP. There didn't seem to be much reason to transfer the files, as this is the same physical machine, so thus only the settings were

File Settings Transfer Question
If I need to upgrade, all I have to do is upgrade the server and those 10(or 100 workstation) will get updated instantly without clogging up the network for transferring files between the server and those 10(or 100) client workstation. I think you all know what I'm talking about but most of your MVP[Microsoft .

Transfer programs & files from 98 to XP
Regards, John Mullan Microsoft Associate eXPert http://www.microsoft. com/windowsxp/expertzone "Eric Pearson" <eric@pdi-homeDOTcom> wrote in message news:esb9v$oWCHA.3932@tkmsftngp11... Ok, two more questions 1) Transfer files/settings wizard process thingy: Can it do transfers from another drive?

Transfer files and settings
I want to know if there's some way for me to change the LAN settings so that I can accept incoming TCP connections. I don't have any software firewall, PS For the same reason, I can't transfer files on ICQ, for example... Hi, followed this thread, appreciate your frustration! In order to operate as a primary or

Easy Transfer of email from OE in XP to Outlook in Vista?
Is there a specific question. Exact questions might be easier to answer than my trying to provide step-by-step. Also, there is a general description here: As indicated in the first article above, when you put in the CD, you pick "Perform Additional Tasks," then "Transfer Files & Settings.

Networking XP PC to Vista Laptop
Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP http://www.microsoft. com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx Windows Vista Easy Transfer Here's my question (which the instructions and web site don't seem to answer). Can I transfer files from as XP computer to my Vista HP computer?

XP Transfer wizard lockup
I'm not on my 98 systems right now (on XP) but an example of my settings right now are: Internet Zone: Security Settings on High (click custom and these are If you are transferring files, you might want to go in and take your security settings down to medium or even lower depending, but go right back in and

Windows XP
My question is, what is the easiest method to transfer the remaining applications and data from the old drive to the new drive without transferring the This will miss a lot, you'd still have registry settings you could export and merge into the new registry, data stores and documents to copy over from old drive

HELP!! Outlook's Misbehaving-Ways: Viewing Email Appears Impossibl
You can install XP, and it will see both drives. Once you're in XP, you will be able to copy over any files you want from the 6 gig drive even if one is NTFS and one is FAT32. XP can use either file system, so there's no problem there. On question 2), there is a utility, called Files and Settings Transfer Wizard,

Files & Settings Transfer Wizard Problems
I need to transfer files between two computers, both of which are running Windows XP. I'm planning to use a crossover cable to this. Oh, and one other related question about the File and Settings Transfer Wizard... Will that work over a crossover cable? Or should I not even bother with it?