Dell Studio XPS 8000 Setup Guide - Page 30

Transferring Information to a New, Computer, Backing Up Your Data, Back Up and Restore

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Using Your Studio XPS Desktop Transferring Information to a New Computer Windows Vista® NOTE: The following steps are applicable for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your Dell™ 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 in the 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® 1. Click Start → Control Panel→ System and Maintenance→ Back Up and Restore Center→ Back up 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→ Back Up and Restore. 2. Click Set up backup.... 3. Follow the instructions on the Configure Backup wizard. 28

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Using Your Studio XPS Desktop
Transferring Information to a New
Computer
Windows Vista
®
NOTE:
The following steps are applicable
for the Windows default view, so they may
not apply if you set your Dell™ 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 in 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
→
Back Up and Restore
Center
→
Back up 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
→
Back Up
and Restore
.
Click
2.
Set up backup...
.
Follow the instructions on the
3.
Configure
Backup
wizard.