How to Migrate Data From Windows XP to Windows 7

section: windows, for your questions: KezNews forum, 1.9.2009

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If you are upgrading your Windows XP to Windows 7 and caring about files and settings stored in your existing XP installation, follow this step by step guide to migrate data from Windows XP to Windows 7.

In the following procedure we used Windows easy transfer wizard which was introduced with Windows Vista, which helps users to move files and settings stored on their computers running Windows XP or Windows Vista, to a new computer running Windows 7. It succeeded the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard included in Windows XP.

Windows Easy Transfer can transfer :

* Files and folders including photos, music, videos, documents, email messages and contacts.
* User accounts and user account settings.
* Application configuration data files and settings.
* Several Windows configuration settings stored in the registry.

The program does not support transferring entire applications themselves and system files such as fonts and drivers.

Phase One

* Boot in to Windows XP and Insert Windows 7 DVD in your Optical Drive
* Navigate to Support folder and open migwiz (migration wizard) folder
* Launch the migwiz.exe
* This will open Windows easy Transfer window which will initiate the process of File transfer.

Phase Two

* Now do a standard clean installation of Windows 7 on your system.
* Once your Windows 7 Installation is complete. Boot into your Windows 7.
* Navigate to Start> All Programs>Accessories>System Tools, and then click on Windows
Easy Transfer.

source: ihackintosh.com
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