Thanks again. I'll give it a shot this weekend.
| It says in the article that you have to create a Wizard Disk on your new
| computer then use that disk on the old computer. But if you read on
| further down the page you will get to this section:
|
| *Migrating to a Clean Installation Of Windows XP*
|
| This advanced scenario assumes you have only one computer and are going
| to perform a clean installation of Windows XP side-by-side with an
| existing installation of Windows. First, you need to complete a clean
| installation of Windows XP on your computer, at a different location on
| your hard drive than your current installation. (It is important you do
| not choose upgrade, but a clean installation.) You also want to be sure
| not to overwrite your old installation. The computer will need to be
| able to boot into either operating system....
|
|
| *Starting the wizard on your old operating system*
|
| 1. Start your computer by booting into your old operating system. Insert
| the Windows XP CD.
|
| 2. When the Windows XP Welcome screen appears, click Perform Additional
| Tasks, then click Transfer Files and Settings.
|
| 3. When the Welcome to the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard page
| appears, click Next.
|
| 4. When the Select a transfer method page appears, select Other, and
| then click Browse to select a folder that has enough room to store the
| collected files and settings. You will probably need at least 150
| megabytes (MB). Note that later you will need to locate the folder in
| which you stored the files and settings....
|
| Reading between the lines, I don't think there is any difference doing
| that particular operation on a multi boot or on completely separate and
| different computers, just burn the resulting large file to a cd then
| take it to the new computer. I have not actually tried that but I think
| it should work, I don't think that the Wizzard will read the registry or
| files on the dormant installation when it is being run on the other.
| It's easy enough to try and see how things go.
|
| John
|
| Boodahbellie wrote:
|
| > Thanks, John John. When you say run it from the XP CD. You mean directly
on
| > the win2k host machine?
| >
| > | > | Windows 2000 doesn't have this, it was only introduced with Windows
XP.
| > | The XP FAST can be used to transfer from any Windows system from
| > | Windows 95 onward. Just use the XP cd to launch it on the Windows
2000
| > | installation and follow the instructions. You can also network the
| > | machines or use a cable to transfer the data.
| > |
| > | Migrating Files and Settings: A Step-by-Step Guide
| > | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx
| > |
| > | John
| > |
| > | Boodahbellie wrote:
| > |
| > | > Is there an easy way to transfer files and settings from win2k to
| > winXP-SP2?
| > | > I tried to find an accessory in win2k that was similar to XPs "File
and
| > | > Settings Transfer Wizard" but didn't have any luck. Even a good
tutorial
| > on
| > | > the MS KB would suffice.
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| >
| >
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