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I will be receiving delivery next week of the HP Pavillion Media

Center PC with Windows XP OS installed. I had previously posted the

problem of finding a new HP computer without Vista. But was able to

find via BUY.COM

an HP computer with XP installed.

 

I presently have windows xp on my old computer.

 

What would the easiest way be to leave the XP system as it is in the

new computer but transfer all of the applications programs from the

old computer to the new computer?

 

I know how to attach the old computers hard drive to the new computer

using a drive enclosure with a USB

attachment.

 

I also know how to erase the complete contents of the new computer's

hard drive and clone the COMPLETE contents of the old computer to new

computer, but doing this would destroy the HP version of Windows XP,

which I would prefer not to do.

 

All replies, suggestions, information, opinions, etc. welcomed.

 

best, Aaron

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    Aaron,

     

    Have a look at this article

     

    support.microsoft.com/kb/293118 -- How to use the "Files and Settings

    Transfer Wizard" in Windows XP.

     

     

    <aaronep@pacbell.net> wrote in message

    news:1183170071.229123.92540@x35g2000prf.googlegroups.com...

    >I will be receiving delivery next week of the HP Pavillion Media

    > Center PC with Windows XP OS installed. I had previously posted the

    > problem of finding a new HP computer without Vista. But was able to

    > find via BUY.COM

    > an HP computer with XP installed.

    >

    > I presently have windows xp on my old computer.

    >

    > What would the easiest way be to leave the XP system as it is in the

    > new computer but transfer all of the applications programs from the

    > old computer to the new computer?

    >

    > I know how to attach the old computers hard drive to the new computer

    > using a drive enclosure with a USB

    > attachment.

    >

    > I also know how to erase the complete contents of the new computer's

    > hard drive and clone the COMPLETE contents of the old computer to new

    > computer, but doing this would destroy the HP version of Windows XP,

    > which I would prefer not to do.

    >

    > All replies, suggestions, information, opinions, etc. welcomed.

    >

    > best, Aaron

    >

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    <aaronep@pacbell.net> wrote

    >I will be receiving delivery next week of the HP Pavillion Media

    > Center PC with Windows XP OS installed. I had previously posted the

    > problem of finding a new HP computer without Vista. But was able to

    > find via BUY.COM

    > an HP computer with XP installed.

    >

    > I presently have windows xp on my old computer.

    >

    > What would the easiest way be to leave the XP system as it is in the

    > new computer but transfer all of the applications programs from the

    > old computer to the new computer?

    >

    > I know how to attach the old computers hard drive to the new computer

    > using a drive enclosure with a USB

    > attachment.

    >

    > I also know how to erase the complete contents of the new computer's

    > hard drive and clone the COMPLETE contents of the old computer to new

    > computer, but doing this would destroy the HP version of Windows XP,

    > which I would prefer not to do.

    >

    > All replies, suggestions, information, opinions, etc. welcomed.

     

    One option to migrate accounts, data, and settings, but not apps, is to use

    the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, FAST for short. Here is a reference

    link:

    http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

     

    I always recommend installing apps clean from original media, however could

    look at PCmover from LapLink. I have never used it so I can't say how

    successful it is.

     

    http://www.laplink.com/pcmover/

     

    Note: moving a drive with XP installed to a different computer in a minority

    of cases will work without having to do anything, most of the time it

    requires at least a repair install and the installation of drivers for the

    new hardware, and in some cases if the hardware is sufficiently different, a

    clean install is needed.

     

    --

    Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

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    Re: transfer applications and data from old xp hard drive to newxp computer?

     

    aaronep@pacbell.net wrote:

    > I will be receiving delivery next week of the HP Pavillion Media

    > Center PC with Windows XP OS installed. I had previously posted the

    > problem of finding a new HP computer without Vista. But was able to

    > find via BUY.COM

    > an HP computer with XP installed.

    >

    > I presently have windows xp on my old computer.

    >

    > What would the easiest way be to leave the XP system as it is in the

    > new computer but transfer all of the applications programs from the

    > old computer to the new computer?

    >

    > I know how to attach the old computers hard drive to the new computer

    > using a drive enclosure with a USB

    > attachment.

    >

    > I also know how to erase the complete contents of the new computer's

    > hard drive and clone the COMPLETE contents of the old computer to new

    > computer, but doing this would destroy the HP version of Windows XP,

    > which I would prefer not to do.

    >

    > All replies, suggestions, information, opinions, etc. welcomed.

    >

    > best, Aaron

    >

     

    Hi Aaron,

     

    You will have a couple of obstacles to surmount. The first

    is that if the XP install on the old machine is an OEM

    install, then you are not allowed to do it. If you get past

    that then theoretically you could clone the drive to the new

    machine and do a 'repair' install with the media for the new

    machine.

     

    Honestly though, I would use the 'File & Settings Transfer

    Wizard' to move over things like Outlook e-mail and such,

    but I would do a clean install of the applications you are

    going to use on the new computer.

     

    You'd be surprised how much garbage can accumulate on a hard

    disk. Unfortunately there are a fair number of programs that

    don't completely uninstall themselves. Then there are the

    programs you wanted to test decided you didn't like and

    never got around to removing. Since you have a new machine,

    just put the things on it that you really need.

     

    If you have broadband, make sure that you install a

    bi-directional firewall BEFORE you connect to the Internet.

     

    Ciao . . . C.Joseph

     

    "A promise is nothing more than an attempt,

    to respond to an unreasonable request."

     

    http://blog.tlerma.com/

    (A Windows professional's view of entering the Linux world)

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