Is there an easy way to transfer things from a desktop to a laptop?
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Yes, in fact many. Where are you getting your new PC, I bet they can do it for you painlessly.
Moving your data is not the big deal. It's the applications you have to worry about. Windows uses a Registry system to keep track of all the programs on your system. If you were to try and copy a program over to a new hard drive, some of the key registry settings wouldn't make it. For this reason, you're better off reinstalling all the programs on the new drive
Remember, the key is to move only settings and data, and not programs. There are several ways to transfer data from one hard drive to another.
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Create a backup of all of your data and restore it on the new hard drive. By data, we mean the contents of the My Document folder, any network settings, bookmarks, saved games, and anything else you can't live without. You can even move the contents of the cookies file if you want. Copy the data from the backup into the appropriate folder on the new hard drive. Although this approach is the easiest, it takes the longest.
A relocator program merges data from your old hard drive onto the new hard drive. It leaves the new operating system intact but moves your network settings, programs, and other data. Even though I said not to move programs over to the new drive, a relocator will move all the necessary registry keys for you. If you find that the programs don't operate as intended after transferring them over, just install a fresh copy on the new drive. We recommend Alohabob's PC Relocator.
If you have Windows XP configured on a new computer or hard drive, then you don't need to buy anything. XP comes with the Files and Settings Transfer program, which migrates data from your old PC or hard drive. However, you won't be able to move programs with this program.
Connect the two computers using a direct cable connection (DCC). You can use either a special parallel cable -- called a null modem cable -- or a special USB cable. Read this article for detailed instructions on how to configure two PCs via DCC at http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features...
The easiest way would be with a thumb drive/flash drive. It's safe, easy to use, and quick.
get a couple of dvd rw, burn all data then paste to your new pc
Yes, there is.
its better if u have a external USB hard drive, so u copy the content from desktop and then from USB harddrive to ur laptop
another suggestion create a network b/w ur desktop and laptop so that u can transfer the files.
USB. Diskette... (well, diskette won't even hold up one song), maybe storage in yahoo.com. Send your files 2 urself then get it in your desktop.
Acronis makes a product that would allow you to clone your desktop drive and image it onto your laptop drive, but i would think that really is not the best solution for you.
You could use a network cable (cat5e) and a router/hub or just a crossover network cable, connect the two machines and copy the files/programs/etc over, but then any dependencies the programs had (ie: dll's, etc) would need to be found and moved to the correct places, and it may be just as easy to reinstall them.
there are also USB data transfer cables, but you would have essentially the same issues as with a networking cable.
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