ok, i'm sold. now, what are my choices to transfer programs and data from a
compaq with xp to an acer with vista.
is there a way to transfer them without reloading them(registry problems), or
do i just copy eveything onto an external, then load what i want onto the new
machine? i have
You can't transfer programs, but any thumb drive or external HD will handle
the data. You'll need to install the apps fresh on the new machine. They
may or may not work with Vista.
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ok, i'm sold. now, what are my choices to transfer programs and data
from a compaq
is there a way to transfer them without reloading them(registry
problems), or do i just copy eveything onto an external, then load what
i want onto the new machine? i have acronis, but do not see an
advantage to using it.
Search Vista help for migration. There's a migration tool called
Try this
http://www.laplink.com/pcmover/
We used it successfully to move all our stuff from one PC to another
including programs.
Worked fairly smoothly.
Stewart
At 04:49 PM 7/13/2008, you wrote:
is there a way to transfer them without reloading them(registry
problems), or do i just
