How do I transfer all my files etc from my old comp to new comp?

Question

I am buying a new computer and am giving my older computer to my sister. How do I transfer all my music/games/files/photos etc from the older one to the newer one?

Answer 1

Introduction
Getting a new computer often requires repeating much of the same setup configuration you originally did with your old computer. And even after all the reconfiguration, you still don't have your data from the old computer. Locating this data and figuring our how to move it can be a significant challenge. The Windows® XP operating system streamlines this process with the new Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. By providing clear instructions at each step, the wizard walks you through the process of automatically gathering your files and settings from your old computer and transferring them to your new computer.

The wizard is designed for users in a home or small office environment. The wizard is also useful in a corporate network environment for employees who get a new computer and need to migrate their own files and settings without the support of an IT department or Helpdesk.

The wizard provides a rich set of options that walk you through the process of migrating to a new computer.

You can:

• Choose how to store files and settings that are migrated. The wizard supports copying old files and settings via:

• 3.5 inch disks or other removable media.

• A direct cable connection from your old computer to your new computer.

• A drive on a home network.


• Customize which files and settings get migrated. If you already know exactly which files and settings you want to migrate, you can add or remove files directly in the wizard.


Copying files to a home network drive is the fastest method. If you don't have a home network, try using a direct cable connection between your computers. Because the wizard uses auto detection to configure ports for the cable, you don't need to go through any complicated setup procedures.

Finally, using 3.5-inch disks takes the most time as you will usually need one-two disks to migrate settings and five-ten disks to migrate files and settings. The wizard prompts you for each disk as it collects and saves your files and settings on your old computer. When you run the wizard on your new computer, the wizard prompts you to insert the disks in order. Despite the extra time involved, floppy disks remain a viable, low-tech solution that you may wish to use.

This guide walks you through this process using the following scenarios:

• Migrating to a new computer.

• Migrating to a new computer on your home network.

• Migrating to a new computer using a direct cable connection.

• Migrating to a clean installation of Windows XP.

Answer 2

Are you by any chance using a router??? If you have both computers hooked up to the router and then go to *My Network Places* on your computer - you can access your other computer from there and copy your files over to your new computer. Then delete the files from the original computer. I found this way the easiest way to do it when loading files onto my new laptop from the desk computer or sometimes transferring now from the boys computers. As for programs - if you have the original disks - its still best to load those on from them. Hope this has helped.

Answer 3

You could either back your stuff to an external hard drive and download them to your new PC or if u have a high speed internet connection connect both your PCs to the connection and make a network and you can easily transfer any file

Answer 4

Many many ways. It all depends on how much data you are transfering. If it's GBs worth, just install the hard drive from your old PC onto the new one as a slave, then you can just click and drag the files onto the new hard drive. Otherwise just use a finger drive.

Answer 5

If both have network cards or onboard network, use a cross over cable connect the two pc's, give them ip addresses and the same subnet mask, and share a folder full on the new pc and just copy it through the network, it is easier than it sounds

Answer 6

The best way i know of is to install your old hard drive into your new computer as a slave drive. If you look at your hard drive there will be a connector on the back that is set to master. move the connector to the slave posts and install in on your new computer.

Answer 7

I would recommend for you to get an external hard drive. I would be a lot easier to copy all your files. That way you could always have a backup of all your files.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 8

There are several ways, save it on disk or save it thru email or.. use yahoo with 2 screennames and do transfer that way.

Answer 9

Connect old hard disk to new system and it will detect ur secondary hardisk .And your "My computer" show new drives now u can copy and paste

Answer 10

Save it on a disk