Description of the User State Migration Tool for Windows XP Professional
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321197&Product=winxp
The Files and Settings Transfer Wizard only does as it name implies.....
transfers "Files and Settings". It does not transfer software programs.
You'll have to install your programs using the original program
installation CDs.
List of Programs Whose Settings Are Migrated When You Use
the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];304903
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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|I just bought a new laptop and I want to move stuff from
| my old laptop to the new one. Both machines run XP Home
| and the old one is only a year old. How can I tie the two
| together and make the transfer??? And I can I transfer
| whole programs in the same manner?
| Pete
