transfer of programs/data

The XP computer's motherboard failed, so a new computer with vista home
premium was purchased.

Is there a tool in Vista that allows for moving programs and data from the
old disk to the new OS?

Thx.

--
Bill

You will have to pull the hard drive out of the old computer with the failed
motherboard.
Set the jumpers on the old HD to slave, and set it up as a 2nd hard drive in
your new computer, or in a friends computer as a 2nd hard drive.
You can copy the data from hard drive to hard drive if it is in yours; or if
in your friends to CD, memory stick, etc> then on to yours.

Be careful pulling your new computer apart, as you will void the warranty;
that is why I sugested using a friends older computer.

Or take the hard drive to a computer shop, and get them to put your data on
CD for you; then copy it to Vista.

The ways of data recovery are endless; I love it!


"Bill H." wrote:

> The XP computer's motherboard failed, so a new computer with vista home
> premium was purchased.
>
> Is there a tool in Vista that allows for moving programs and data from the
> old disk to the new OS?
>
> Thx.
>
> --
> Bill
>
>
>

Hi,

Data can be moved by installing the old drive into the new system and
copying it over. Programs have to be installed under the new operating
system from their original installation media. There is the Easy Transfer
Companion for moving programs as well, but it would require that you be able
to boot into the old system.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Bill H." <wh@photosourcefolio.com> wrote in message
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> The XP computer's motherboard failed, so a new computer with vista home
> premium was purchased.
>
> Is there a tool in Vista that allows for moving programs and data from the
> old disk to the new OS?
>
> Thx.
>
> --
> Bill
>
>

Yeah, at various times, have done all of those.

Data transfer is easy, it's the programs and all their settings that's the
pain.

Look's like we're back to the old, find the CDs and reinstall routine.

Thx.


"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE7E4A16-6A7A-4858-89B4-D1B556D8791A@microsoft.com...
> You will have to pull the hard drive out of the old computer with the
failed
> motherboard.
> Set the jumpers on the old HD to slave, and set it up as a 2nd hard drive
in
> your new computer, or in a friends computer as a 2nd hard drive.
> You can copy the data from hard drive to hard drive if it is in yours; or
if
> in your friends to CD, memory stick, etc> then on to yours.
>
> Be careful pulling your new computer apart, as you will void the warranty;
> that is why I sugested using a friends older computer.
>
> Or take the hard drive to a computer shop, and get them to put your data
on
> CD for you; then copy it to Vista.
>
> The ways of data recovery are endless; I love it!
>
>
> "Bill H." wrote:
>
> > The XP computer's motherboard failed, so a new computer with vista home
> > premium was purchased.
> >
> > Is there a tool in Vista that allows for moving programs and data from
the
> > old disk to the new OS?
> >
> > Thx.
> >
> > --
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >

To reinstall Programs, even with WET, you still need the CDs(except for a
very small minority)

"Bill H." wrote:

> Yeah, at various times, have done all of those.
>
> Data transfer is easy, it's the programs and all their settings that's the
> pain.
>
> Look's like we're back to the old, find the CDs and reinstall routine.
>
> Thx.
>
>
> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AE7E4A16-6A7A-4858-89B4-D1B556D8791A@microsoft.com...
> > You will have to pull the hard drive out of the old computer with the
> failed
> > motherboard.
> > Set the jumpers on the old HD to slave, and set it up as a 2nd hard drive
> in
> > your new computer, or in a friends computer as a 2nd hard drive.
> > You can copy the data from hard drive to hard drive if it is in yours; or
> if
> > in your friends to CD, memory stick, etc> then on to yours.
> >
> > Be careful pulling your new computer apart, as you will void the warranty;
> > that is why I sugested using a friends older computer.
> >
> > Or take the hard drive to a computer shop, and get them to put your data
> on
> > CD for you; then copy it to Vista.
> >
> > The ways of data recovery are endless; I love it!
> >
> >
> > "Bill H." wrote:
> >
> > > The XP computer's motherboard failed, so a new computer with vista home
> > > premium was purchased.
> > >
> > > Is there a tool in Vista that allows for moving programs and data from
> the
> > > old disk to the new OS?
> > >
> > > Thx.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>