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Desktop Cleanup Wizard, Transferring Information to a New Computer

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Desktop Cleanup Wizard Your computer is set up to use the Desktop Cleanup Wizard to move programs that are not frequently used to a designated folder 7 days after you first start your computer and every 60 days after that. The appearance of the Start menu changes as programs are moved. To turn off the Desktop Cleanup Wizard, perform the following steps. NOTE: You can run the Desktop Cleanup Wizard any time by clicking Clean Desktop Now under Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days. 1. Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and click Properties. 2. Click the Desktop tab and click Customize Desktop. 3. Click Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days to remove the check mark. 4. Click OK. To run the Desktop Cleanup Wizard at any time: 1. Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and click Properties. 2. Click the Desktop tab and click Customize Desktop. 3. Click Clean Desktop Now. 4. When the Desktop Cleanup Wizard appears, click Next. 5. In the list of shortcuts, deselect any shortcuts you want to leave on the desktop and click Next. 6. Click Finish to remove the shortcuts and close the wizard. Transferring Information to a New Computer The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides a Files and Settings Transfer wizard to move data from the source computer to the new computer. You can move data such as: l E-mails l Toolbar settings l Window sizes l Internet bookmarks You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serial connection, or you can store it on a removable medium, such as a writable CD or floppy. To prepare the new computer for the file transfer: 1. Click the Start button, point to All Programs® Accessories® System Tools, and then click Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 2. When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears, click Next. 3. On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer and click Next. 4. On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use the wizard from the Windows XP CD and click Next. 5. When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to your old or source computer. Do not click Next at this time. To copy data from the old computer: 1. On the old computer, insert the Windows XP Operating System CD. 2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP screen, click Perform additional tasks. 3. Under What do you want to do?, click Transfer files and settings. 4. On the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen, click Next.

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Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Your computer is set up to use the Desktop Cleanup Wizard to move programs that are not frequently used to a designated folder 7 days after you first start
your computer and every 60 days after that. The appearance of the
Start
menu changes as programs are moved.
To turn off the Desktop Cleanup Wizard, perform the following steps.
1.
Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and click
Properties
.
2.
Click the
Desktop
tab and click
Customize Desktop
.
3.
Click
Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days
to remove the check mark.
4.
Click
OK
.
To run the Desktop Cleanup Wizard at any time:
1.
Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and click
Properties
.
2.
Click the
Desktop
tab and click
Customize Desktop
.
3.
Click
Clean Desktop Now
.
4.
When the Desktop Cleanup Wizard appears, click
Next
.
5.
In the list of shortcuts, deselect any shortcuts you want to leave on the desktop and click
Next
.
6.
Click
Finish
to remove the shortcuts and close the wizard.
Transferring Information to a New Computer
The Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP operating system provides a Files and Settings Transfer wizard to move data from the source computer to the new computer.
You can move data such as:
l
E-mails
l
Toolbar settings
l
Window sizes
l
Internet bookmarks
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serial connection, or you can store it on a removable medium, such as a writable CD or
floppy.
To prepare the new computer for the file transfer:
1.
Click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
®
Accessories
®
System Tools
, and then click
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
.
2.
When the
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
welcome screen appears, click
Next
.
3.
On the
Which computer is this?
screen, click
New Computer
and click
Next
.
4.
On the
Do you have a Windows XP CD?
screen, click
I will use the wizard from the Windows XP CD
and click
Next
.
5.
When the
Now go to your old computer
screen appears, go to your old or source computer.
Do not
click
Next
at this time.
To copy data from the old computer:
1.
On the old computer, insert the Windows XP
Operating System
CD.
2.
On the
Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP
screen, click
Perform additional tasks
.
3.
Under
What do you want to do?
, click
Transfer files and settings
.
4.
On the
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
welcome screen, click
Next
.
NOTE:
You can run the Desktop Cleanup Wizard any time by clicking
Clean Desktop Now
under
Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days
.