moving websites between computers

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How can I move my website to a new computer? I have copied the files to a
jump drive and moved them to the new computer but nothing works as before.
What am I missing? Front page is loaded on the new computer.
 
I believe you need to publish the web to the jump drive- not copy the files.
Then publish it from the jumpdrive onto the new PC's hard drive.
 
I know that is the conventional wisdom, but when I bought a new Dell a
couple of months ago, I just installed FrontPage, then copied the
entire website from the old computer to the new computer in the same
location. Opened the website in the new computer, and I was off and
running. Didn't lose anything.

Dick
 
There have been instances where people have done the same as you have; but
they then post here saying "my shared borders are missing" or "the theme's
disspeared..." etc and the reason for this is they copied the site from a
hard drive to a CD and back to a different PC or similar.

The Publish command ensures *all the required files* (including those in
hidden folders like themes or shared borders) are published as well, so you
do not get those sorts of problems.

If it has worked for you as you've done it, that's OK.

My advice below was just repeating the often given advice on this group.
 
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