Setting and files transfer not working

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Bob Wallis - 27 Sep 2006 21:55 GMT

When I tried to transfer my file, applications, etc to my new computer, the
only things that transferred was my outlook express settings and mu
documents. I used the option to put the gransfer file on a hard drive, then
used that file on the new machine over my LAN. There are at least 20
programs that are not microsoft applications that did not transfer.
What can I do to get my programs to the new machine??

Thanks in advance

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Ted Zieglar - 27 Sep 2006 22:20 GMT

I'm going to guess - because you didn't tell us - that you're talking
about the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.

What lead you to believe that the Wizard is supposed to transfer your
applications?

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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

> When I tried to transfer my file, applications, etc to my new computer, the
> only things that transferred was my outlook express settings and mu
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>
> Thanks in advance

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LittleMoo - 29 Sep 2006 17:34 GMT

There's only one way to do what you want: Image your old hard drive and then
copy that image to the new hard drive. There's plenty of software to do this
- google 'hard drive image'.

-Dan

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Ted Zieglar - 29 Sep 2006 17:47 GMT

...and once you learn how to image you'll wonder how you lived without it.

Popular programs include (in alphabetical order): Acronis True Image,
Symantec Norton Ghost, and Terabyte Unlimited Image for Windows.

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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

> There's only one way to do what you want: Image your old hard drive and then
> copy that image to the new hard drive. There's plenty of software to do this
> - google 'hard drive image'.
>
> -Dan

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