What is the easiest, fastest way to transfer everything from my old computer to my new computer?
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Hook up an ethernet cord from one computer to the other and click the file and transfer wizard under the start menu in XP of the old comp.\n-NmD!
996020
Buy external hard drive. Move everything from your desktop there, then copy it to your laptop.\n\nor Setup a home network, so you can connect to your desktop from your laptop. Then you can copy everything directly from your desktop without having to buy another hard drive.
984490
How about plugging the old  hard disk into the new PC. Offcourse this may not be desirable if you have a far upgraded & new hard drive.\n\nI have used connected data protector. It restores everthing, but I did not restore applications.\n\nAnd it does allow you to select directory by directory\n\nBut a suggestion. try to re-install the software if possible. Sometimes a restored software may not work. \n\nI do not know the cost for a single user though
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there r a lot of ways .. just follow any one.\n\n1. u connect the both system under network and just copy from one computer to the other\n\n2. u can burn the songs in a CD and the copy to the other system\n\n3. use the USB memory cards and copy to the card and then transfer to ur new system
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there are many ways to do this, either you can burn a cd with the saved data and put it in your laptop. or you can have and pen drive/flash drive and transfer the data. another way wud be to network these two computers and transfer the data. you can even use internet for the same if data in not too much, you can email it to your self and later can open and download it in your laptop.
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Using a program such as Partition Magic you can accomplish your goal. Bad news though, Many times people lose all their data when attempting to do what you are talking about.  Partition Magic if used correctly will not do that.  Using this program if you are not computer saavy could be a disaster.  A computer shop should be able to do it for you at a cost of 25 to 50 dollars.\n\nPerhaps you should just tranfer most of your files and programs to the D: drive.\n\nHave a Great Day
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Backup all your information, format the HD and reinstal OS. Probably the easiest way.
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You could start in target disk mode if you have a firewire cable.\n\nConnect the two computers when they're off. Boot the new computer. Boot the old computer and hold down the "t" key until you see a floating firewire symbol. The old computer should appear as a disk on the new computer's desktop. Then you can transfer files by dragging and dropping.
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Quickest way would be to backup any important data, reformat the hard drive, and reinstall Windows.
20406
You can use sysinstall > upgrade option, to upgrade using ftp, http or cd-rom. It is not just easy but quite fast also. Always backup data before upgrading system.
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you can use a software such as Norton Ghost to make an image of all the stuff in your old PC and put it into the new PC.
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The simplest way(s) would be to:\n - burn a CD or DVD with the music and transfer to the other PC - obviously depends on whether you have the burner on the machine with the music\n - buy or borrow an external hard drive, plug into machine with music, copy to external hard drive. Play on the other machine from the external hard drive or copy to the new machine. Most external HD's now use USB 2.0 connection which is fast. I like the external hard drive because it's portable and you can use it for a lot of different things\n\nI recommend these because if you're not already networked it is effort and cost you may not need. In basic terms you would need a hub or a router, connect both machines to it, assign IP's on the same subnet (or get IP's via DHCP), configure the workgroup name on each PC to be the same. To share a folder you right-click on the folder name and choose "Sharing and Security" (WinXP) or Properties / Sharing. Choose the options you want. Go to the other machine and browse the network using Network Neighborhood, drill down to see if you see it. \n\nIf you don't know anything about this stuff it's a lot of work when there are easier solutions. If you still want to do the networking I recommend finding a friend who can help you, it's not easy first time out as it requires understanding of a number of things.
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If you buy a USB transfer cable you can.  But if you already have a network connection between the two computers, it's just easier to share the necessary folder and then copy the files to it.
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1. Unplug all computer connections.\n2. Take off computer case.\n3. Find the cord going from your existing hard drive to the motherboard. There should be a free connection there somewhere.\n4. Plug in the new hard drive into that empty slot.\n5. You should see a 4 prong power cord coming from your existing hard drive. Find another one coming out of your power supply and plug it into your other hard drive.\n6. Screw in your new hard drive.\n7. Shut case and plug cables back in.\n8. Restart computer. Your computer should recognize the hard drive regardless of OS.\n\nPlease note that while these instructions work fine for installing hard drives on my computer, they might not work very well for yours. I'd get a second oppinion before you go tinkering w/ your computer if you've never done it before. Also, consult your computer manual for more detailed instructions.
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If you have the CDs/floppies for your computer's drivers, try those.\n\nIf you don't, download off of the internet from another computer, then put it on a CD or a flash drive, then put it into the original computer that doesn't have internet.
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Your best bet would be to just reinstall the operating system onto the new computer using the original cds.  Then just copy the files you want to save onto a cd or transfer through a network.\n\nIf you dont have the original cds, you can use a program like partition magic, which allows you to completely copy one hard drive to the other, although this would require you to put both hard drives in one computer.
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Please see the apple help documents below, it is easier than what I did which was copy the library folders onto a usb drive and then copy them over to my new computer