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| | Moving data from XP HD to Vista I have a hard drive removed from my now non-functional laptop which was running XP. The Hard drive is fine and all my data is intact on the drive. I have the drive connected by USB to the new laptop and Vista recognises the drive and can read the data. Is there a simple way of migrating the data into Vista on the new laptop? The Windows Easy Transfer has worked well for me in the past when the old system is a working computer, but there is no functionality to use it on a hard drive connected as an external device. Hope someone has a good idea about this, I hate the idea of having to go folder by folder and pull things over manually (and probably miss stuff). Thanks. |
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| | Re: Moving data from XP HD to Vista That's about the only option you have if the hard drive can't be put into a computer and used to boot Windows XP. Easy Transfer cannot move files and settings from a hard drive such as the one you have. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@xxxxxx * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "01FXST" <01FXST@xxxxxx> wrote in message news 9E68D90-FD56-4A20-A2B9-F6071FB0307A@xxxxxxQuote: >I have a hard drive removed from my now non-functional laptop which was > running XP. The Hard drive is fine and all my data is intact on the > drive. > I have the drive connected by USB to the new laptop and Vista recognises > the > drive and can read the data. Is there a simple way of migrating the data > into Vista on the new laptop? The Windows Easy Transfer has worked well > for > me in the past when the old system is a working computer, but there is no > functionality to use it on a hard drive connected as an external device. > Hope someone has a good idea about this, I hate the idea of having to go > folder by folder and pull things over manually (and probably miss stuff). > Thanks. |
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