Comments on: Transfer files and settings from XP to Windows 7 http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/transfer-files-and-settings-windows-easy-transfer/ Help Desk Geek is a blog for Discussions about help desk tips and how-to computer tips Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:50:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Paulhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/transfer-files-and-settings-windows-easy-transfer/comment-page-1/#comment-114698 John Paul Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:50:47 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=4624#comment-114698 Once you've transferred a user account and other things, are they still available on the old computer? Once you've transferred a user account and other things, are they still available on the old computer?

]]> By: Mike Gillhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/transfer-files-and-settings-windows-easy-transfer/comment-page-1/#comment-61339 Mike Gill Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:28:20 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=4624#comment-61339 I'm having to do this for my mother's new Windows 7 PC. I'll check out pickmeapp as that's the main thing I need. I don't understand the comments about lack of control regarding Apple OS? You get as much control as you want. These comments were clearly not based on any fact. Fortunately, I left Windows behind 3 years ago. Transferring to a new Mac machine is easy, and if I need to run Windows, I simply launch Parallels on my Mac and run Windows along side. Fortunately, the times I need to do that these days are few and far between. I'm having to do this for my mother's new Windows 7 PC. I'll check out pickmeapp as that's the main thing I need.

I don't understand the comments about lack of control regarding Apple OS? You get as much control as you want. These comments were clearly not based on any fact.

Fortunately, I left Windows behind 3 years ago. Transferring to a new Mac machine is easy, and if I need to run Windows, I simply launch Parallels on my Mac and run Windows along side. Fortunately, the times I need to do that these days are few and far between.

]]> By: Evil Bobhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/transfer-files-and-settings-windows-easy-transfer/comment-page-1/#comment-51417 Evil Bob Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:34:23 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=4624#comment-51417 CrowdedCranium, You might want to look at VM'ing that old PC as Easy Transfer does not move programs and you may find it very hard to get your old phone answering software running on Windows7 x64. You can get the free VM imaging tool at vmware.com. You'll also want to download the free VMware Player to run on your new Emachine box. We've done this at work for our programming crew who moved up from XP based systems (all 32-bit) to much faster 64-bit hardware running 8 or 12 GB of RAM. We created a VM of their existing development environment and ran it on their new boxes. Everything was the same, and the whole process took about 4 hours per system (3 to create the VM image, and an additional hour to transfer the VM to the new system and configure it). Another benefit of running a VM is you can allocate more CPU and memory to the VM than the original system had. Most of our developers were on single core CPUs with anywhere from 512MB to 1GB of RAM. With the VM image now running on superior hardware, we were able to increase both the number of CPU cores and RAM to max what the OS can run. CrowdedCranium,

You might want to look at VM'ing that old PC as Easy Transfer does not move programs and you may find it very hard to get your old phone answering software running on Windows7 x64.

You can get the free VM imaging tool at vmware.com. You'll also want to download the free VMware Player to run on your new Emachine box.

We've done this at work for our programming crew who moved up from XP based systems (all 32-bit) to much faster 64-bit hardware running 8 or 12 GB of RAM. We created a VM of their existing development environment and ran it on their new boxes. Everything was the same, and the whole process took about 4 hours per system (3 to create the VM image, and an additional hour to transfer the VM to the new system and configure it).

Another benefit of running a VM is you can allocate more CPU and memory to the VM than the original system had. Most of our developers were on single core CPUs with anywhere from 512MB to 1GB of RAM. With the VM image now running on superior hardware, we were able to increase both the number of CPU cores and RAM to max what the OS can run.

]]> By: Appmenhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/transfer-files-and-settings-windows-easy-transfer/comment-page-1/#comment-51377 Appmen Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:55:11 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=4624#comment-51377 You may consider using WET (Windows Easy Transfer) and PickMeApp, which are two free solutions to migrate from XP to Windows 7. WET may transfer your XP settings to Win 7, while the portable PickMeApp tool may transfer programs from XP to Windows 7. PickMeApp claims to support an unlimited number of programs. You may consider using WET (Windows Easy Transfer) and PickMeApp, which are two free solutions to migrate from XP to Windows 7. WET may transfer your XP settings to Win 7, while the portable PickMeApp tool may transfer programs from XP to Windows 7. PickMeApp claims to support an unlimited number of programs.

]]> By: CrowdedCraniumhttp://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/transfer-files-and-settings-windows-easy-transfer/comment-page-1/#comment-50846 CrowdedCranium Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:24:21 +0000 http://helpdeskgeek.com/?p=4624#comment-50846 So, what do you use with easy transfer USB cable to migrate programs? I have a case with a dying XP home HP containing Quicken, phone answer software, and a few other odd bits. It lost full function of memory socket 4, and occasionally reports memory error on socket 3. They bought a new emachine win7 64 and a USB cable. I would like to get it all in one visit and not have to carry it all in and mess around with killing their quicken. Is there no program migration scheme? So, what do you use with easy transfer USB cable to migrate programs? I have a case with a dying XP home HP containing Quicken, phone answer software, and a few other odd bits. It lost full function of memory socket 4, and occasionally reports memory error on socket 3. They bought a new emachine win7 64 and a USB cable. I would like to get it all in one visit and not have to carry it all in and mess around with killing their quicken.

Is there no program migration scheme?

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