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03-28-2002, 08:15 PM
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Getting a new computer tomorrow, what files do I need to copy over?
I'm getting my new computer tomorrow, and I'd like some pointers on moving files/sw from my old one to the new one. I think I'll just burn a few CDs of the old stuff and move it, but I'd like some advice on what files I should make sure to transfer...
I have all my original CD's so I'll just reinstall the SW, but are there any files I should make sure to copy over? So far I can think of... TurboTax tax returns Quicken QDATA Outlook .pst files IE bookmarks (where are these stored?) Anything else? |
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03-28-2002, 08:25 PM
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Your bookmarks would be here:
C:\Documents and Settings\dbax791\Favorites This is assuming your login on the computer was dbax791, substitute your real login name. |
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03-28-2002, 08:58 PM
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I'd copy my entire "My Documents" folder over.
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03-28-2002, 09:15 PM
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Rear Admiral Lower Half
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Hmm...I don't seem to have a "Documents and Settings" folder...still on Win 98, but I did find it under "Windows\Favorites". Thanks, hoser, take off..eh?  |
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03-28-2002, 09:18 PM
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Don't forget anything you might have on the desktop.
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03-28-2002, 09:25 PM
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ya XP, kinda odd when it comes to using the same file listings... |
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03-30-2002, 08:27 AM
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Rear Admiral Lower Half
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That makes sense, but I don't know how to do it, and frankly it frightens me!  Is it fairly straightforward, or do I need special SW? And would I need to preallocate space for each drive? I'm not sure I'd want to do that... |
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03-30-2002, 11:03 AM
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Not hard
I also partion my hard drive up into system and data partions.
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Look at the partitioning hard drive thread right below this thread: http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showth...threadid=41795 (partitioning hard drive) |
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