Transferring Programs and Files

"matt" <matt DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>i need lots of help...i didnt know how to make a post so i thought i would
> make it here...
>
> here we go. i installed vista on my computer and it asked me if i wanted
> to
> replace all of the windows files and stuff and that it would make a folder
> called windows.old which i could access all my old files. well thats all
> fine
> and dandy but everything is so slow when i use the files from there. is
> there
> any way to copy those files over or do i have to delete them all and
> reinstall all of my programs...thanks for any help you can give me..

Did you do a clean install or an upgrade? If the latter then programs and
data should have been migrated for you. if the former, then no you can't
use programs from there. Programs need to be reinstalled from their
original media. Check with the software authors to make sure they are
Vista compatible.

You can move data from that folder to it's appropriate locations on Vista,
but the better way to move data and settings was to run Windows Easy
Transfer on the original installation to copy that information to CD/DVD or
an external drive, then after Vista is installed use WET from within Vista
to bring in the data and settings.

You should not post a new question as a reply to someone else's thread. I
see that in this case you couldn't figure out how to create a new post. Do
yourself a favor and stop using that awful web interface. Use a newsreader
to access what are actually Usenet newsgroups, not forums. Vista comes with
Windows Mail which is already set up to access newsgroups.

Lastly this is not an email support newsgroup. Asked here answered here.
You shouldn't post your unmunged email address in a newsgroup. Spammers
will harvest it.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Ton" <Ton RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> Hp just replaced my a1700n mediacenter(vishmpre) with an a1710n (vis hm
> pre)
> and I've been told that I can't transfer files/folders/contacts from vista
> to
> vista no way, no how, none of them. Lots of lost work from a program that
> promised so much and delivered so little. To bad there isn't a restore
> point
> to get my old desktop system with xp back,(I donated It)
>
> "jagaman" wrote:
>
>> I transferred my files over from my old Win-XP Pro to my new Windows
>> Vista.
>> Office 2003 Pro did not transfer over; all the documents and files did.
>> Is
>> it impossible to transfer Microsoft Office when you upgrade?

I don't see why you say there is no way. This is what I would have done.
First use a drive imaging program such as Acronis True image to save an
image of the original installation to an external USB drive. I would also
use the file backup capability in ATI to do a separate backup of important
files.

Then I would use ATI to image the new installation so I have it to restore
to if needed. Then I would have restored the image of the old system to the
new computer. It might not boot but I would then run a startup repair from
the Windows Recovery Environment accessed by booting the Vista DVD. There
is no guarantee that would work but it might. and if it did then installed
programs and data would be retained.

If it didn't work I would restore the image I made of the new installation
then use ATI to restore the file backup. Programs would have to be
reinstalled from original media.

Another option would be to take the drive from the first computer and
connect it to the new one via a connector or installing it as a slave drive,
and copy over the important data. Then reinstall apps.

This is similar to the process you would have to follow in moving XP to a
new system.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Bev" <Bev DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>I was told when I purchased my new laptop with Windows Vista that I would
> need to purchase the new 2007 version of Office--that my previous version
> that I use on my desktop with Windows XP will not work. I was also told
> by
> someone else that if I wait a few months or weeks, someone will come out
> with
> a patch which will make that make my already owned version of Office work
> with Vista without making a separate purchase.
>
> "jagaman" wrote:
>
>> I transferred my files over from my old Win-XP Pro to my new Windows
>> Vista.
>> Office 2003 Pro did not transfer over; all the documents and files did.
>> Is
>> it impossible to transfer Microsoft Office when you upgrade?

What version of Office do you have on the XP system. Most work just fine in
Vista. Now if the copy you had on the XP system is an OEM version then by
it's license it can't be moved to a different computer, so in that case, yes
you would need a new copy for the Vista computer, but a retail version is
transferrable and as I said at first, most versions work in Vista.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

I'm about ready to transfer my files from an older PC with Vista Home Premium
to a brand new PC with the same Vista. The old one is done with upgrading,
plus, I got a sweet deal on the new one. Anyway, is there anything in
particuliar that I need to do? I will be using the Belkin Transfer Cable.
Thanks in advance!


"jagaman" wrote:

> I transferred my files over from my old Win-XP Pro to my new Windows Vista.
> Office 2003 Pro did not transfer over; all the documents and files did. Is
> it impossible to transfer Microsoft Office when you upgrade?

"Scotty" <Scotty RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> I'm about ready to transfer my files from an older PC with Vista Home
> Premium
> to a brand new PC with the same Vista. The old one is done with upgrading,
> plus, I got a sweet deal on the new one. Anyway, is there anything in
> particuliar that I need to do? I will be using the Belkin Transfer Cable.
> Thanks in advance!

> "jagaman" wrote:
>
>> I transferred my files over from my old Win-XP Pro to my new Windows
>> Vista.
>> Office 2003 Pro did not transfer over; all the documents and files did.
>> Is
>> it impossible to transfer Microsoft Office when you upgrade?

Take a look at the info in this article.

How to use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate files and settings from one
Windows-based computer to another Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928634/en-us

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Hi John,
I'm having the same problem. I've transfered all my files and settings from
my old PC to the the PC with the easy transfer cable. It now asks me for a
password on the new PC which I had created for it but it does not work
anymore and on the old PC, I've never had a password.
Anyone out there with ideas or solutions?
Thanks
Andreas

"John" wrote:

> I used the easy transfer and it has overwritten the password on the new
> machine even though there wasnt one on the old machine. Now I cant access .
> Has anyone experineced this or have ideas
>
> Thanks John
>
> "Vik" wrote:
>
> > Were you using Windows Easy Transfer or PCSync? BTW, Windows Easy Transfer
> > does not migrate applications. There is a separate applicaiton on Download
> > Center called "Windows Easy Transfer Companion" that can help you move your
> > applications from your old PC to your new one. You should give that a try.
> > Use Windows Easy Transfer to migrate your Application and OS Settings and
> > Data.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > -Vik
> >
> > "PennyNM" wrote:
> >
> > > Incidentally, I bought the Belkin/Laplink product for Vista xfer, and it
> > > doesn't work. (The computers connect, then the program stops when scanning
> > > for programs to move.) And Laplink refuses to support it.
> > >
> > > And I hate VISTA. I can't connect to the networked LJ on a Netgear print
> > > server, several programs don't work ... and they've succeeded in making
> > > everything useful harder to do than in XP Pro.
> > >
> > > But of course you can have a little 'feed' bar. Wow.
> > >