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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 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: • E-mails • Toolbar settings • Window sizes • Internet bookmarks You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network connection, or you can store it on a removable medium, such as a writable CD or floppy disk. 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. 36 Setting Up Yo ur Computer

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Setting Up Your Computer
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
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:
•
E-mails
•
Toolbar settings
•
Window sizes
•
Internet bookmarks
You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network connection,
or you can store it on a removable medium, such as a writable CD or floppy
disk.
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
.