Data Transfer

Getting home with a new computer, then one gets a headache when comes time to transfer personal files, e-mail, data files, media, and settings from your old computer to the new one. This process can be so complex, and time-consuming. However using Windows Easy Transfer the job becomes some what easy.

Windows Easy Transfer helps you transfer the data that is important to you, including:

• User accounts
• Files and folders
• Program data files and settings
• E-mail messages, settings, and contacts
• Photos, music, and videos
• Windows settings
• Internet settings

NOTE: Programs, software, applications are not transferred.

You can easily transfer your entire user account or all user accounts on the computer, or you can make custom selections of the data and folders to transfer. Windows Easy Transfer provides a number of ways for you to connect two computers to transfer your data. These include:

• Easy Transfer Cable. This is a special USB cable that is designed to work with Windows Vista and Windows Easy Transfer. An Easy Transfer Cable can easily connect two computers for data transfer. Plugging in the cable launches the wizard and gets the process going. You can purchase this cable from selected computer manufacturers and retailers.
  
• Home or small business network.
  
• Removable hard disk. If you own a removable hard disk, Windows Easy Transfer can copy your data to that disk and then copy data from that disk to your new computer.
• CD and DVD. Windows Easy Transfer can use a computer's CD or DVD burner to transfer user data. This is a great solution if you are moving only a small amount of data that can fit onto one disc.

Windows Easy Transfer enables you to transfer data to Windows Vista-based computers from computers running Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000. Transferring data to Windows Starter Edition 2007 is not supported, but existing users of Windows XP Starter Edition will receive guidance on performing a manual transfer.

To learn more about the details of the Windows Easy Transfer process be sure to read more in Windows Vista Help.