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Transferring files
You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to removable media, such as a diskette, writable CD or DVD, USB flash drive, or Zip disk, or by using a home network. For more information, see “Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs” on page 73 and “Wireless networking” on page 80.
Help and Support
For more information about finding files in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword searching for files in the Search box, then click the arrow.
Many programs automatically save your personal data files in the
My Documents folder. Look in your old computer’s My Documents folder for personal data files. Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal data files. For more information, see “To find files using Find or Search:” on page 117, or “Searching for files” on page 20.
To find files in the My Documents folder:1In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to Step 4.
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4Copy your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on your network.
You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file’s extension (the part of the file name following the last period). For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension.
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Documents | .DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT |
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Spreadsheets | .XLS, .XLT, .TXT |
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Pictures | .JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF, .PNG, .EPS |
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Movies | .MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV |
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Sound and Music | .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI, .WMA |
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