Windows 7’s Windows Easy Transfer
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Many people avoid upgrading to a new operating system because the thought of moving all their settings and files is too difficult or seems like too much work. Microsoft makes it easy for even inexperienced users to upgrade to a newer operating system with the Windows Easy Transfer tool.
The Windows Easy Transfer tool lets you move the following files and settings from one computer to another:
- Files and folders (everything within the Documents, Pictures and Shared Documents folders)
- E-mail settings, contacts and messages
- Program settings
- User accounts and settings
- Internet settings and favorites
- Music
- Pictures and videos
You can transfer files and settings in one of three ways: using a Windows Easy Transfer File cable, over a network, or to an external drive.
The Windows Easy Transfer tool is not new to Windows 7 as Microsoft first introduced the tool in Windows Vista. If you used the previous version, you will notice some definite enhancements to the tool in Windows 7.
- The Windows Easy Transfer user interface is much simpler.
- You can now transfer settings for specific user profiles. This means you can exclude settings for specific user accounts from being transferred.
- Windows Easy Transfer provides enhanced selectivity, down to the file level.
- Windows Easy Transfer provides a report at the end of the migration, which details everything that occurred during the transfer.
- Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista
- 6′ Windows Vista Easy-Transfer Cable with Software New
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- -TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - ATSC HDTV receiver / analog TV tuner / video input adapter - Hi-Speed USB - NTSC
- Power Adapter USA to European SCHUKO Connection
- USB to VGA Adapter
- USB 2.0 to SATA and IDE Cable with Power, 4ft
- Mini HDMI to Standard HDMI Audio/Video Cable - 4.9ft
- Mini-DVI to VGA Display Adapter
- 10ft VGA Monitor Replacement HDDB15M/HDDB15M
- 12-Foot HD15 Male to 3 RCA VGA Component Video Cable
- 5.1 Game Console Audio Adapter
- Stereo Rca To Spdif Digital Coaxial & Toslink Audio Converter
- DELL S-Video to TV-Composite Cable and SPDIF Adapter for Precision Mobile WorkStations M90/ M6300
- USB 2.0 to IDE/SATA Adapter Cable
- SATA Drive to IDE/ATAPI Controller Adapter
- CB-ISATAU2 SATA/IDE to USB Adapter
- Display Port To HDmi Adapter VGA M/f Cable
- DVI to VGA Splitter Cable - 1ft - 1 x DVI-I - Dual Link - 2 x HD-15 - Molded - Black
- 6ft Audio Y Cable Splitter 1- Mini Plug/2- RCA Plugs
- Dock Connector to USB Cable
- USB 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
- SONY VMC-IL4615 i.LINK (IEEE1394) 1.5m 4-pin to 6-pin Cable
- USB to VGA Cable
- Dvi-d Male To HD15 Female Adapter with MPX1500 Id Bits
2 Comments
Rolf
August 4th, 2009
at 4:30am
Well, another jubilant post on something that does not serve its purpose.
1. It’s buggy, and except for 0xc0000005 it tells you nothing.
2. It takes hours until it finally fails. Nice.
3. It will not copy programs — even for those whose settings it is supposed to transfer. If you copy them manually, you run into the following problem:
4. The windows folder’s contents can not be transferred by migwiz. Any dlls in the windows folder (coming from installed applications) are not registered
5. The user guide/help is very bad and totally incomplete. Specifically, it is hard to find out how to control what it transfers. E.g.: if I only want to transfer one HD, but have 5, how do I tell it to leave its grubby fingers off?
I would be interested if anyone has succeeded in a successful transfer, and what it actually transferred.
Tom Google
August 24th, 2009
at 8:13am
Microsoft’s “improvements” on GUI end of things has always been a disaster. There needs to be a “previous GUI” version in the new OS.
I want the FAMILIAR.. I want to be productive right away. That means .. if I had XP, I want to select XP OS GUI with limited functionality. If I had Win2000, give me that GUI.
I think I am well versed in M$oft and a long time developer but.. it’s like I never saw Windows in my life!
With all the restricted permissions, even as admin, it took a while for me to get around finding the equivalent of what was very comfortable on my own hard drive using “windows explorer” mode.
I would find it much easier to switch to linux rather than this convoluted ‘junk’ for a GUI interface.
As an example, I installed Windows 7 on a separate partition on my 2nd hard drive. I already had 2 drives, with maybe 7 partitions, I wanted to copy some files from an XP partition to the new partition containing Windows 7. Was it easy? Absolutely NOT!!
Installing drivers - was it easy? Absolutely NOT!! Even with a reboot and selecting “disable driver signature” option. It still was not easy.
How about good old DOS? At least give me that option. Nope. Couldn’t find it.
Doing a file transfer wizard? Not even a clue.
OK.. so this is a rant.. but cheez.. For an RC release, I can’t say much positive at this point.
This may be the greatest OS since sliced bread but.. I am not warming up to it easily.