Vista - Easy Transfer fails to start on WinXP

I am trying to migrate from old computer with XP to new computer with Vista.
I copied Easy Transfer software to old computer two ways, and neither run far
enough to open a dialog. I see three likely processes running, but no
applcation. I have XP Pro SP2, so it should run, but does not. Stuck. Any
suggestions?

Hello Jeff,

What build of Vista are you using, and how are you trying to launch Easy
Transfer?


> I am trying to migrate from old computer with XP to new computer with
> Vista. I copied Easy Transfer software to old computer two ways, and
> neither run far enough to open a dialog. I see three likely processes
> running, but no applcation. I have XP Pro SP2, so it should run, but
> does not. Stuck. Any suggestions?
>

Tom,

Vista Ultimate, downloaded through an MSDN subscription.

I have tried network copy, USB flash drive copy and CD copy of Easy
Transfer. The first two I launched by double clicking MigSetup.exe, the last
one I inserted the CD in the old XP computer and it auto-started. In all
three cases I get an initial message that Easy Ttransfer is starting, with a
progress bar. This goes away and then notthing else happens. I can find 3
processes that may relate, but no application is ruinning. Oh, and eventually
I noticed an entry on the task bar that it was starting up.

The XP computer is a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop. Thanks for any suggestions,
-Jeff

"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:

> Hello Jeff,
>
> What build of Vista are you using, and how are you trying to launch Easy
> Transfer?
>
>
> > I am trying to migrate from old computer with XP to new computer with
> > Vista. I copied Easy Transfer software to old computer two ways, and
> > neither run far enough to open a dialog. I see three likely processes
> > running, but no applcation. I have XP Pro SP2, so it should run, but
> > does not. Stuck. Any suggestions?
> >
>
>
>

Hello Jeff,

I'm going to get an XP Sandbox up and running later today, and I'll see if
I can get Easy Transfer to run from either USB or CD. I'll let you know one
way or the other.

Tom

> Tom,
>
> Vista Ultimate, downloaded through an MSDN subscription.
>
> I have tried network copy, USB flash drive copy and CD copy of Easy
> Transfer. The first two I launched by double clicking MigSetup.exe,
> the last one I inserted the CD in the old XP computer and it
> auto-started. In all three cases I get an initial message that Easy
> Ttransfer is starting, with a progress bar. This goes away and then
> notthing else happens. I can find 3 processes that may relate, but no
> application is ruinning. Oh, and eventually I noticed an entry on the
> task bar that it was starting up.
>
> The XP computer is a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop. Thanks for any
> suggestions, -Jeff
>
> "Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
>
>> Hello Jeff,
>>
>> What build of Vista are you using, and how are you trying to launch
>> Easy Transfer?
>>
>>> I am trying to migrate from old computer with XP to new computer
>>> with Vista. I copied Easy Transfer software to old computer two
>>> ways, and neither run far enough to open a dialog. I see three
>>> likely processes running, but no applcation. I have XP Pro SP2, so
>>> it should run, but does not. Stuck. Any suggestions?
>>>

Tom,

I tried the CD version of Easy transfer on another XP computer and it starts
up just fine there, so I suspect something is meesed up on my laptop. But
what?

-Jeff

"Tom Ziegmann" wrote:

> Hello Jeff,
>
> I'm going to get an XP Sandbox up and running later today, and I'll see if
> I can get Easy Transfer to run from either USB or CD. I'll let you know one
> way or the other.
>
> Tom

Hello Jeff,

At this point I have gotten it to work on several test systems, but I don't
know what could be causing it to not work on one machine and not the other.
--
Tom Ziegmann
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft Core OS TechBeta Tester

> Tom,
>
> I tried the CD version of Easy transfer on another XP computer and it
> starts up just fine there, so I suspect something is meesed up on my
> laptop. But what?
>
> -Jeff
>
> "Tom Ziegmann" wrote:
>
>> Hello Jeff,
>>
>> I'm going to get an XP Sandbox up and running later today, and I'll
>> see if I can get Easy Transfer to run from either USB or CD. I'll let
>> you know one way or the other.
>>
>> Tom
>>

Start XP, insert the Vista dvd and when the splash screen shows up on the XP
desktop use the link there to start WET.

"Jeff Eriksen" <JeffEriksen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:97801B1C-1AB1-4E27-8395-9FD4D27FF41D@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to migrate from old computer with XP to new computer with
>Vista.
> I copied Easy Transfer software to old computer two ways, and neither run
> far
> enough to open a dialog. I see three likely processes running, but no
> applcation. I have XP Pro SP2, so it should run, but does not. Stuck. Any
> suggestions?