Transferring things between computers.

[eccles]

I've just been given a Dell computer thats a bit better spec than my old clockwork one (much quieter and faster!), its got all the basic programs that i need already on it, however i need to get all my photo's/videos/music and other odds and sods off my old computer.

do i have to copy everything to my little, 1gb digistick and transfer it that way, or is there a way to connect both computers together, and send over the stuff i want from my old one to the new one?

can you make any replies quite simple, as i'm not particularly computer literate (a large crayon and words of one sylable should help!).

many thanks.

[530dTPhil]

On XP if you select 'Programs' 'Accessories' System tools' 'Files and settings transfer wizard' This takes everything across including the way that you have all your settings. I have never used the function myself but am told that it works well.

Edited by 530dTPhil on Sunday 18th March 14:49

Edited by 530dTPhil on Sunday 18th March 15:25

[eccles]

brilliant, many thanks..... just have to get a cable now.

[slapmatt]

Or, if you have no use for your old clockwork PC, you could simply take the hard drive out and put it in your new Dell PC.

That way you'd have two hard drives (usually C: and D, you can use the C: drive to install Windows and all your program files and your D: drive to hold all your data - as it will already have all the stuff off your old PC. Having your Windows/Programs on one drive and all your data on another drive is a very good general housekeeping practice.

[malman]

eccles said:

brilliant, many thanks..... just have to get a cable now.

File transfer wizard will go to a usb flash drive if you have one and your stuff fits on it

[LukeBird]

When I backed up my desktop on my laptop, I just connected them in LAN and copied my Documents over like that, was much easier than doing it through Windows, as you can just copy the whole file over!