XP to XP Data Transfer
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The computer you have your data on will be called your old XP computer and the one you want to do the data transfer to will be known as your new XP computer. This guide is good for XP SP2 to XP SP2 Data Tranfer.
File and Settings Transfer Wizard
We will be covering a few different methods of doing a data tranfer here. If you have a network setup already then the tranfer will need no other equipment. If you do not have a network setup then you will need an external media to copy the data onto. This can be a USB hard drive, data tranfer cable, CD's\DVD's, any media really.
the first thing you need to decide on is the tranfer method. Lets say you are using an external media device. If this is the case you need to plug that device in before we go any further. Same with your cd or dvd if you go that route.
On Your OLD XP Computer you need to start the Windows Easy File Transfer Wizard. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > File and Settings Transfer Wizard. Once opened hit next and then select OLD Computer. Now you get to choose were you want to store the data. You can choose an external hard drive, over the network or any removable media like a CD or DVD. Now hit next.
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Once you have all your data on the media device or over the network to your new XP computer you can start the tranfer wizard on the New XP computer. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > File and Settings Transfer Wizard. Click next and then select the New Computer option as below.
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Hit next and choose the third option "I have already yadda yadds" as the bellow image indicates.
Now all you have to do is locate the media were the data is stored and hit next. The tranfer can take a while if you have a ton of files. the average time is not long but if you have 200 Gigs you are moving over it can take a few hours. Most people it will only take an hour or less.
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