Transferring Information to Another Computer 29
4
On the
Do you have a Wind ows XP CD?
screen, click
I want to create a Wizard Disk in the following
drive
→
Next.
5
Insert the removable media, such as a writable CD, and click
OK
.
6
When the disk creation completes and the
Now go to your old computer
message appears,
do not
click
Next
.
7
Go to the source computer.
To copy data from the source computer:
1
On the source computer, insert the wizard disk.
2
Click
Start
→
Run
.
3
In the
Open
field on the
Run
window, browse to the path for
fastwiz
(on the appropriate removable
media) and click
OK
.
4
On the
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
welcome screen, click
Next
.
5
On the
Which computer is this?
screen, click
Old Computer
→
Next
.
6
On the
Select a transfer method
screen, click the transfer method you prefer.
7
On the
What do you want to transfer?
screen, select the items you want to transfer and click
Next
.
After the information has been copied, the
Completing the Collection Phase
screen appears.
8
Click
Finish
.
To transfer data to the destination computer:
1
On the
Now go to your old computer
screen on the destination computer, click
Next
.
2
On the
Where are the files and settings?
screen, select the method you chose for transferring your
settings and files and click
Next
. Follow the instructions on the screen.
The wizard reads the collected files and settings and applies them to your destination computer.
When all of the settings and files have been applied, the
Finished
screen appears.
3
Click
Finished
and restart the destination computer.
NOTE: For more information about this procedure, search support.dell.com for document #PA1089586 (How Do I
Transfer Files From My Old Computer to My New Dell Computer Using the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating
System?).
NOTE: Access to the Dell™ Knowledge Base document may not be available in some countries.
Microsoft Windows Vista®
1
Click the Windows Vista Start button, , and then click
Transfer files and settings
→
Start Windows
Easy Transfer.
2
In the
User Account Control
dialog box, click
Continue
.
3
Click
Start a new transfer
or
Continue a transfer in progress
.