Setting Up Your Computer 23
Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Without the Operating System CD
To run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard without the
Operating System
CD, you must create a
Wizard disk that will allow you to create a backup image file to removable media.
To create a Wizard disk, use your new computer with Windows XP and perform the following
steps:
1
Click the
Start
button.
2
Click
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
.
3
When the
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
welcome screen appears, click
Next
.
4
On the
Which computer is this?
screen, click
New Computer
and click
Next
.
5
On the
Do you have a Windows XP CD?
screen, click
I want to create a Wizard Disk in the
following drive: and click Next.
6
Insert the removable media, such as a floppy disk or CD, and click
OK
.
7
When the disk creation completes and the
Now go to your old computer
message appears,
do
not
click
Next
.
8
Go to the old computer.
To copy data from the old computer:
1
On the old computer, insert the removable
Wizard Disk
.
2
Click the
Start
button and click
Run
.
3
In the
Open
field on the
Run
window, type in
a:\fastwiz
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
and click
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 new computer:
1
On the
Now go to your old computer
screen on the new 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 new computer.
When all of the settings and files have been applied, the
Finishe d
screen appears.