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Transferring Files from Computer to Computer

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Transferring Files from Computer to Computer Your HP Media Vault can help you simplify transferring files and settings from an old computer to a new computer. Using a feature found in the Windows XP operating system called the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, you can transfer files, folders, and settings for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in addition to desktop and display settings, dial-up connections, and other types of settings to a file on your server. On the new computer, you access this file stored on your server and transfer the settings and files to your new computer. The Windows Files and Settings Transfer Wizard must be available on the Windows operating system on both your old and new computers. Steps for Windows XP On your old computer 1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Files & Settings Transfer Wizard. The Wizard's first dialog box appears. 2 Click Next. 3 Click Old Computer. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Other. 6 Either Browse to a folder on your server, or use the Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) to type in the path. For example, to save your settings to Documents, type in the Folder or drive: box: \\HPMediaVault\Documents. 7 Click Next. 8 Click one of the following: ƒ Settings only ƒ Files only ƒ Both files and settings ƒ Let me select a custom list of files and settings when I click Next (for advanced users.) If you click on this option, you are asked to select specific Settings, Folders, Files and File Types that you wish to transfer. 6-78 Version

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Version
6-78
Transferring Files from Computer to Computer
Your HP Media Vault can help you simplify transferring files and settings from
an old computer to a new computer.
Using a feature found in the Windows XP operating system called the
Files
and Settings Transfer Wizard
, you can transfer files, folders, and
settings for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in addition to desktop and
display settings, dial-up connections, and other types of settings to a file on
your server. On the new computer, you access this file stored on your server
and transfer the settings and files to your new computer. The
Windows
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
must be available on the Windows
operating system on both your old and new computers.
Steps for Windows XP
On your old computer
1
Click
Start,
All Programs
,
Accessories
,
System Tools
,
Files &
Settings Transfer Wizard
.
The Wizard’s first dialog box appears.
2
Click
Next
.
3
Click
Old Computer
.
4
Click
Next
.
5
Click
Other
.
6
Either Browse to a folder on your server, or use the Uniform Naming
Convention (UNC) to type in the path.
For example, to save your settings to Documents, type in the Folder or
drive: box: \\HPMediaVault\Documents.
7
Click
Next
.
8
Click one of the following:
±
Settings only
±
Files only
±
Both files and settings
±
Let me select a custom list of files and settings when I click Next (for
advanced users.) If you click on this option, you are asked to select
specific Settings, Folders, Files and File Types that you wish to transfer.