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Old 06-24-2008   #7 (permalink)
RJ


 
 

Re: Windows Easy Transfer can't transfer from Vista-64bit?

I'll give that a try. Thanks for the referral!

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
Quote:

> You're welcome. Why don't you ask in the
> microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general newsgroup. I believe some folks who
> hang out there know about some third party programs that can do what you
> want.
>
> "RJ" <RJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:497EAD94-22FD-4A6E-9188-8AB3E24D0A26@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Looks like you have the answer I "wasn't" looking for.
> >
> > Now that I know the 64 to 32 bit WET transfer is not supported (MS only
> > knows why...) do you have any recommendations for a utility out there that
> > might support this? Free preferably but I'm open to options before I pull
> > the
> > plug and do it manually.
> >
> > Thank you for the post Colin!
> >
> > RJ
> >
> >
> > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> >> 64 to 32 is the one way that is not supported. Sorry. All the other
> >> possibilities work, of course.
> >>
> >> "RJ" <RJ@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:162DE1BB-7763-444E-8574-59EBE3B68129@xxxxxx
> >> >I tried out Vista Ultimate 64bit for a month and got whipped by driver
> >> > issues. I installed Vista Ultimate 32bit on a 2nd partition and tried
> >> > using
> >> > Windows Easy Transfer to transfer files and settings from the 64bit
> >> > installation and pick them up in the 32bit installaion. This is the
> >> > error
> >> > I
> >> > get every time I try to complete the transfer: "The store you selected
> >> > was
> >> > saved on a 64bit machine. Windows Easy Transfer cannot apply the data."
> >> >
> >> > Is there a way to use WET to transfer files from a Vista-64bit
> >> > installation?
> >> >
> >> > If not WET, is there another utility?
> >>
>
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