Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 - Transfer settings from XP to Windows 7

Pt. 8 of 8 | 3:34 |

Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7

Friday October 23, 2009

Previously we showed you how to back up files and settings for the Upgrading from XP to Windows 7 using Easy Transfer for Windows XP. Now, the last step in the

upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7

is to transfer the settings we saved in Windows XP over to our brand new Windows 7 operating system.

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- Our Windows 7 install is complete.

- All we need to do is to transfer files and settings that we backed up using Easy Transfer on Windows XP.

- In Windows 7 click on Start and then on All Programs.

- Then click on Accessories, then System Tools, and then on Windows Easy Transfer.

- Easy Transfer comes up and just click Next.

- You need to indicate how you're going to transfer the data - Cable, network, or external or USB drive.

- Now it asks which computer you are using now. If you're in Windows 7 it's your "new" computer so click that.

- It now asks if Easy Transfer has already saved the data from the old computer. The answer is yes.

- We select our USB drive and you would select the device you backed up to.

- Click Open and select the Easy Transfer file which has an extension of MIG.

- Easy Transfer will and you just have to click Transfer.

- Your settings and data will be transferred over.

- In a couple of instances we had some problems with the MIG file which makes having a solid backup even more important.

- You can see a summary of the transfer if you wish and you're asked to restart the computer.

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