Transferring data to new PC

[blunomore]

As mentioned in another thread, I purchased a new desktop PC. The good people from whom I bought it, installed Windows 7 and MS Office 2007 for me and I suppose what is left for me to do, is transfer my e-mails and documents from my laptop to the new desktop.

I have all the documents on an external harddrive, but since I am no IT fundi, I have no idea on how to transher them

I am presuming one would find a 'restore' option somewhere. By the way, I am using a Seagate external harddrive.

Your help would be appreciated

 

[blunomore]

Part 2:

a. Would it be better getting a professional person to do this or is it possible to attempt the transfer myself?

b. The existing documents on my laptop was created with MS Office 2003 and as mentioned, the new PC has MS Office 2007. Will they be readable once transferred and will I be able to still e.g. work on the existing documents and make changes?

Thanks

 

[Conradl]

Copy the data manually, and import you mail. What was your previous mail and OS? Do you want to do data or data and settings?

 

[Keeper]

no restore option im afraid...

well you need to replace the outlook.pst file from your new computer with the old computers outlook.pst

right click your old pc's "program files" directory and search for it - if it's not there it my be in the "Documents and Settings" folder (can be a hidden folder on C)


as for your documents, just copy and paste them

Will they be readable once transferred and will I be able to still e.g. work on the existing documents and make changes?

Thanks

yes.

 

[Conradl]

Honestly, it would be better to get a pro (or somebody who knows what to look for to sit and help you) or risk loosing something. Documents created in 2003 will work in 2007.

 

[ponder]

The data you just simply copy across into My Documents on the new computer.

The email is a little bit more tricky, first tell us what email program you are using, Outlook 2003, Outlook Express, Thunderbird etc.
One does get free utilities that can migrate an email profile if I'm not mistaken.

 

[blunomore]

Copy the data manually, and import you mail. What was your previous mail and OS? Do you want to do data or data and settings?

How do you mean "copy data manually"? From where to where? I am a lay person, you need to give me the step by step


My previous mail is MS Outlook and the OS was Win XP.

no restore option im afraid...

well you need to replace the outlook.pst file from your new computer with the old computers outlook.pst

right click your old pc's "program files" directory and search for it - if it's not there it my be in the "Documents and Settings" folder (can be a hidden folder on C)


as for your documents, just copy and paste them



yes.

Wy should the new be replaced with the old Outlook? To transfer the e-mails?

I have thousands of docs ... is the entire point of an external harddrive not in case you lose docs, that you can 'save' and restore data? You mean I have to do it one by one? :wtf:

 

[Conradl]

Hmmm, that pro is looking like a better idea....

What you need to do is open the folder that stores your backups, lets call it My Documents Backups. Then select all the files there (Ctrl + A or drag select with your mouse), Right click, select copy. Then open your My Documents, right click and select paste.

Do this for each folder that you have a backup for, i.e. desktop. When this done we can work on the email import....

 

[Rate My ISP]

As mentioned in another thread, I purchased a new desktop PC. The good people from whom I bought it, installed Windows 7 and MS Office 2007 for me and I suppose what is left for me to do, is transfer my e-mails and documents from my laptop to the new desktop.

I have all the documents on an external harddrive, but since I am no IT fundi, I have no idea on how to transher them

I am presuming one would find a 'restore' option somewhere. By the way, I am using a Seagate external harddrive.

Your help would be appreciated

See this thread for moving your E-mail: http://www.avforums.com/forums/windows/790637-outlook-retrieving-emails-old-hard-drive.html

I've been moving my E-mail's .pst folders from PC to PC more than Bin Laden changes caves, each time I have to move PC's, change hardrives etc.

 

[LazyLion]

Is that you Blu??? Wth have you been?

It's not too hard to copy the files to Windows 7. You can do it yourself.

Plug the removable drive into Windows 7 and open Windows Explorer so that you can see what is on the drive.

Then start at the first folder and move the contents to the right place - Called Libraries in Windows 7.

move all the pics to the Pictures Folder, all the Docs to documents, etc.

 

[werner]

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[Drake2007]

files and settings transfer wizard seems to be overlooked lately, afterall, this situation is pretty much what is was designed for..

Looks that way, blu look in Programs > Accessories > System Tools

It's called Windows Easy Transfer in vista, may be the same in Win7.