Vista - Easy Transfer Wizard

I want to use 'Windows Easy Transfer' wizard to transfer solely emails and
contacts from XP OE6 to Vista Home. Nothing else.
a) Can I pick this alone, with the wizard ?
b) If Yes, How ? -- I don't find a choice to transfer only emails and
address book.
c) If No, what is the alternative ?
Thanks for any help.

"Northman" <Northman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:056BCFED-F3D7-4470-83B5-9266ADC026F6@xxxxxxI'm not familiar with the transfer wizard. However, here a way to transfer
just Outlook Express files:

<http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/email/import-dbx-files-outlook-express-windows-mail-vista-86458.html>

<http://www.vista4beginners.com/Migrate-from-Outlook-Express-to-Windows-Mail>

For the contacts, bring along the .wab file. After you copy the files to a
directory
on your new computer, but before you import them into Windows Mail, make
sure
the copies are read-write instead of readonly.

Easy Transfer allows you to make custom selections, but the
categories are not all that clear. I believe the email stuff is under
Communications.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)


"Northman" <Northman@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:056BCFED-F3D7-4470-83B5-9266ADC026F6@xxxxxx

I am writing this as a "reply" only because I don't want to start a new
thread because it really is the same topic.

I bought a new laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium. The old laptop has
Win XP. I ordered a Bellkin Easy Transfer Cable tonight, and when it
arrives, I hope this transfer will be easy. But before I knew about the Easy
Transfer, I had already saved all photos, all files and all Outlook Express
emails onto Flash Drives.

But the more I read about what and how the Easy Transfer Wizard transfers
the stuff, I am seriously considering putting all the stuff BACK on the old
computer and let Easy Transfer do it. I say that because I read somewhere
that there often are other bits of files or whatever connected to the stuff I
saved that I would not have on the Flash Drive.

I think this ETW is meant to transfer all the things it says it will.
Several of those things are on Flash Drives. I think that the Wizard will do
a more complete job of transferring things over the way they should be.

In case there is a problem, I will still have it on Flash Drives as a back
up. What do you think?

Sahara,
Looks like you're almost there. At this point you still have options and
things to consider. With ETW some configurations are preserved and you data
files will be moved. Or, If you want to add to your new system, you need to
copy over your old data files to wherever you would like them to be and
perform you own new configs. Now, how complex of a system do you have? By
that I mean, weigh how much time it is going to take you configure e-mail,
network access, some preferences, etc all by hand or have ETW do it. BTW,
ETW isn't perfect. It's going to miss some things maybe....no, likely.

My recommendation at this point would be, configure your own system and move
you files over with you flash drive. That way, you will refresh (in your
mind) all the things you did and you won't be copying "bad" setting
characteristics over. How proficient are you with system settings, if above
average, set them yourself. If not go ETW.

Just my thoughts...as you asked. Now that I think about it. You are not to
far from completion and anyway you go you will likely succeed. A good
position to be in.

--
Regards, BobF.
"Sahara" <Sahara@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1E6E2CBC-B3C3-4E94-AFCB-9A187A63A017@xxxxxx

Bob,

I do not know anything about configuring settings. Thatis why I always shy
away when there's an option to do something as Custom. I wouldn't know how.

How complex a system do I have? I am not sure what you mean...Are you
referring to my old PC, my new PC or my digestive system? :-) Serious..I
don't know what you mean.

I want to do it the easiest way possible of course. I want to put one end of
the cable in the old PC and the other end in the new Vista PC and push a
button. That's why I am considering putting all the files, photos and email
messages back and let this $34 cable do what it was designed to do. My files
are just simple files. I trust the cable knows what to do. I hope it doesn't
ask me choices that I won't know how to answer in the middle of this process.

There is one thing that I am going to have to do and I hope it is just a
matter of plugging it in. I have a Netgear Router with an encrypted IP. My
stepson walked me through setting that up on my old PC. To make things
possibly more complex (but maybe not) I also have Vonage. I am hoping I can
just take out such wires and cords from my old laptop, put my new one in its
place and put the cables in similar holes on the new machine.

I also had a thought. Before I do any of this transferring, it probably is a
good idea to open up this new laptop and see what Vista looks like and
familiarize myself with how to navigate around it. Then try the transferring.
It is still in the box.



"Bob F." wrote:

Sahara,
This process will take some concentration and, now that you told me your
situation, I'd use ETW and follow the instruction carefully. Let you
stepson help. when you're done, let us know if you have any bad behaviors.
The router and Vonage should not present a problem. These can be handled
separately.
--
Regards, BobF.

"Sahara" <Sahara@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Sahara" <Sahara@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:939522D8-30C7-4B37-B96D-7D2A0E95D15F@xxxxxxYou may want to visit this site and make sure you're up to date for
downloads
from HP:

http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html

Yes, I will definitely do that. Thanks for the reminder. I know that should
be done .

"robertmiles@xxxxxx" wrote:

You're welcome.

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