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Transferring Information to a New, Computer

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USB connector on computer USB printer cable USB connector on printer Transferring Information to a New Computer Windows XP provides a Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to move data such as e-mails, window sizes, toolbar settings, and Internet bookmarks, from one computer to another. First you collect the data from the source computer, and then you import the data to the new computer. If the source computer uses another Windows operating system, you can launch the wizard from the Windows XP Operating System CD or from a floppy disk created on a computer that is running Windows XP. You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or you can store it on a removable medium, such as a floppy disk or a writable CD. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ System→ Tools, and then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 2 On the welcome screen, click Next. Setting Up and Using Yo ur Comput er 31

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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Transferring Information to a New
Computer
Windows XP provides a
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
to move data
such as e-mails, window sizes, toolbar settings, and Internet bookmarks,
from one computer to another. First you collect the data from the source
computer, and then you import the data to the new computer.
If the source computer uses another Windows operating system, you can
launch the wizard from the Windows XP
Operating System
CD or from a
floppy disk created on a computer that is running Windows XP. You can
transfer the data to the new computer over a network or you can store it on
a removable medium, such as a floppy disk or a writable CD.
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
Accessories
System
Tools
, and then click
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
.
2
On the welcome screen, click
Next
.
USB printer
cable
USB connector on
computer
USB connector
on printer