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Transferring information to a, New computer, Features of windows xp – Dell Precision 370 User Manual

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Features of Windows XP

Dell Precision™ Workstation 370 User's Guide

Transferring Information to a New Computer

Switching to Microsoft® Windows® Classic View

Choosing a Wallpaper

Choosing a Screen Saver

Choosing a Desktop Theme

Creating and Arranging Shortcuts

Desktop Cleanup Wizard

Internet Connection Firewall

Setting Up a Home and Office Network

Transferring Information to a New Computer

The Microsoft

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Windows

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XP operating system provides a Files and Settings Transfer wizard to move data from the source

computer to the new computer. You can move data such as:

E-mails

Toolbar settings

Window sizes

Internet bookmarks

You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serial connection, or you can store it on a removable

medium, such as a writable CD or floppy disk.

To prepare the new computer for the file transfer:

1. Click the Start button, point to All Programs

Accessories System Tools, and then click Files and Settings

Transfer Wizard.

2. When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears, click Next.

3. On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer and click Next.

4. On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use the wizard from the Windows XP CD and click

Next.

5. When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to your old or source computer. Do not click Next at

this time.

To copy data from the old computer:

1. On the old computer, insert the Windows XP Operating System CD.

2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform additional tasks.

3. Under What do you want to do?, click Transfer files and settings.

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.