For information on logging on to Windows, changing user passwords, and
verifying whether a user name is part of the Administrators group, see
“Supplemental instructions”on page A-3.
Note: Not all operating system combinations are supported. See the
″Supported operating system combinations″section at the beginning
of this manual to verify that your combination is supported
2. Check to make sure your new and previous computers don’t have the same
computer name. If they do, change the name of one of them. See
“Supplemental instructions”on page A-3 for information on how to check
and change a computer name in Windows.
3. If you are using the IBM Data transfer software to migrate to Windows 95,
Windows 98, or Windows Me, or Windows2000 make sure you have
enough free space on your previous computer.To transfer data successfully
using the IBM Data Transfer software, your previouscomputer must have
free space equal to the amount of data you are transferring at one time.
Check the free space on your C drive to make sure you have enough. If
not, you can perform the migration several times transferring smaller
amounts of data each time.
Note: To check hard drive freespace, double-click the My Computer icon,
right-click on the hard drive and select Properties. The hard drive
Properties window displays the amount of free space.
4. When migrating to Windows XP,if the Home or small office network is
grayed out, your computers cannot connect to each other. Tryone or more
of the following actions to correct the problem:
a. Check that the crossover cable is connected securely to the Ethernet
ports on both computers. Check to make sure you are using the correct
cable, a standard Ethernet cable will not work.
b. Ensure the IP and DNS settings are configured correctly according to
the instructions in “Migrating data to a computer running Windows
XP”on page 1-49.
c. Make sure you are logged on to the Windows XP machine with a user
name that is part of the Administrators group. See ″Supplemental
Instructions″for more information.
d. Make sure neither computer is set up to log on to a Windows NT
Domain. For instructions on how to check and fix this refer to
″Supplemental Instructions″in the following section.
e. If your previous computer is running the original Windows 98 edition,
try setting static IP addresses for your Windows 98 and WindowsXP
machines by following the instructions under ″IP and DNS
configuration setup for migrating from Windows 95″. Follow the
instructions under Windows 95 for your Windows98 machine and the
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