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Transferring Information to a New, Computer, Backing Up Your Data, User Account Control

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Using Your Inspiron Laptop Transferring Information to a New Computer To transfer information to a new computer: Windows Vista® NOTE: The following instructions are applicable for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your computer to the Windows Classic view. 1. Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Welcome Center→ Transfer files and settings. If the User Account Control window appears, click Continue. 2. Follow the instructions on the Windows Easy Transfer wizard. Windows® 7 1. Click Start → Control Panel. 2. In the search box, type Transfer and then click Transfer files from another computer. 3. Follow the instructions on the Windows Easy Transfer wizard. 38 Backing Up Your Data It is recommended that you periodically back up files and folders on your computer. To back up files: Windows Vista® 1. Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Backup and Restore Center→ Backup files. If the User Account Control window appears, click Continue. NOTE: Certain editions of Windows Vista provide an option to back up your computer. 2. Follow the instructions on the Back up Files wizard. Windows® 7 1. Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Security→ Backup and Restore. 2. Click Set up backup.... 3. Follow the instructions on the Configure Backup wizard.

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Using Your Inspiron Laptop
Transferring Information to a New
Computer
To transfer information to a new computer:
Windows Vista
®
NOTE:
The following instructions are
applicable for the Windows default view, so
they may not apply if you set your computer
to the Windows Classic view.
Click
1.
Start
→
Control Panel
→
System
and Maintenance
→
Welcome Center
→
Transfer files and settings
.
If the
User Account Control
window appears,
click
Continue
.
Follow the instructions on the
2.
Windows Easy
Transfer
wizard.
Windows
®
7
Click
1.
Start
→
Control Panel
.
In the search box, type
2.
Transfer
and then
click
Transfer files from another computer
.
Follow the instructions on the
3.
Windows Easy
Transfer
wizard.
Backing Up Your Data
It is recommended that you periodically back up
files and folders on your computer.
To back up files:
Windows Vista
®
Click
1.
Start
→
Control Panel
→
System
and Maintenance
→
Backup and Restore
Center
→
Backup files
.
If the
User Account Control
window appears,
click
Continue
.
NOTE:
Certain editions of Windows Vista
provide an option to back up your computer.
Follow the instructions on the
2.
Back up Files
wizard.
Windows
®
7
Click
1.
Start
→
Control Panel
→
System
and Security
→
Backup and Restore.
Click
2.
Set up backup
....
Follow the instructions on the
3.
Configure
Backup
wizard.