Vista - i bought a new pc and want to keep my vista

i bought an alienware pc from e-bay and it has xp loaded
my problem is i have vista retail and i want to try and transfer my pc to
the alienware one but i dont know how or using what im clueless
i cant find an e-mail for any vista help or phone numbers to ask about it
any help in this matter very much appreciated

First of all, install your Vista retail on the new PC... Then transfer your
settings to the pc using Windows Easy Transfer. Get rid of the old Vista,
and activate it on your new pc (via phone if necessary). If by any chance
the new PC came with XP retail rather than OEM, you can install it on your
old PC...

Hope this helps!

Emil Lulic

"cookiedood" <cookiedood@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Emil Lulic" wrote:
thanks for the reply
would i be able to do easy transfer using a network cable between pcs
if so would i have to create a network first
and would it be easier just to put my c: drive in new computer would that work

My reply is down there somewhere... ↓

"cookiedood" <cookiedood@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A46C4CDB-B2C1-4505-A684-3A3BC803F3BF@xxxxxxIf your Windows is installed on C: then I think the installed Windows won't
do well with such a radical hardware change, but who knows... You should try
it, it could just work... (Although I DO RECOMMEND A BACKUP FIRST!!!)

About the cable, Microsoft mentions using Windows Easy Transfer with "either
an Easy Transfer Cable or a network". Don't ask me what the first one is...
I think you do need a network first... Windows Easy Transfer doesn't delete
any files from the old PC, so I think there's no need for Backup here, if
you decide to use this option...

Good Luck, and please post back if you succeed with the first option, or if
you have any more questions!

Emil Lulic