Vista - "Easy Transfer" download difficulty (to Windows 2000)...

Hello! Can anyone out there help me?

I have an old but, I think, still fairly 'healthy' machine with Windows 2000
(long since updated with Service Pack 4, as I have noted is required for what
I'm trying to do here).

I intend soon to purchase and upgrade to Widows Vista.

Before doing so, I have been trying to download "Easy Transfer" from the
page which (upon clicking the 'validation' button) follows after this one...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
.... (the follow-on URL itself not given here, because it's horribly long).

This following page declares "Download Windows Easy Transfer for your...
Windows 2000 based PC". Hoorah! That's me, so I'm in the right place, at
least.

Next, I read "... This software enables you to transfer data with Easy
Transfer Cables (Windows 2000 not supported) or across a network, external
drive, or CD/DVD." I take this to mean that my Windows 2000 will not
co-operate with the Cable method, but will do so with the other methods
mentioned. So - I will go ahead and download it, then.

Since my machine's processor is x86, I figure I need to go for this one -
tfrcable_x86.exe

It seems to be working... but then comes a little Setup Error message,
saying "The version of Windows you have installed does not match the update
you are trying to install."

Oh. That's funny. What can be wrong?

Well, I may as well just try that other alternative, then - tfrcable_x64.exe

Nope - this time I am finally told "Extraction failed. update\update.exe is
not a valid Win32 application."

So - how the heck do I obtain "Easy Transfer".

Now, I believe that this software will anyway be provided together with my
new Vista package. But - won't the same problem happen again, at that stage?

Why can I not download it from the web?

Yours,
Perplexed of Oxford, UK S