Question for the IT Members

[goodnigh]

Problem solved. Thanks for all the advice.

I will just buy another monitor then have 2

complete systems that can talk to each other.

mike

 

[cudak888]

Problem solved. Thanks for all the advice.

I will just buy another monitor then have 2

complete systems that can talk to each other.

mike

Wait for yard sale day and buy a spare monitor there. $10-20 for a good 16x9 LCD.

-Kurt

 

[goodnigh]

Maybe this will help.

http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows7/products/features/windows-easy-transfer

-jbojo

That went smoothly until I was asked to enter the "transfer key"

which I don't have.

Will keep trying.

mike

 

[jbojo]

Never heard of a transfer key. Let me know how the second attempt goes.

-jbojo

 

[goodnigh]

Never heard of a transfer key. Let me know how the second attempt goes.

-jbojo

Found the key but could not make the transfer occur.

Went through all the steps after inserting the key but

the transfer would not work. I am using one monitor

between two computers so I propably missed a step.

Norton backup is currently running on the new machine.

They say you don't need to install Norton on the new

machine to run a backup but that is not true. So I

purchased Norton 360 for the new machine and the

backup is running. 99,761 files to install so that is

about right. Norton is having a sale on the 360 version,

half price is not a bad deal. The computer came installed

with a trial version of McAfee. It was fun to watch Norton

and McAfee slug it out. Norton needed to remove all traces

of the competition's software and that was not a pretty sight.

mike

 

[JimNiki]

I would always be very cautious when restoring files from a backup made on a different OS.

(Especially 32 to 64bit)

As long as you know what you are doing and the files are not system related, you'll be right.

Before I go restoring anything, backup both systems just in case. Unless you're not fussed about the new one.

 

[goodnigh]

I would always be very cautious when restoring files from a backup made on a different OS.

(Especially 32 to 64bit)

As long as you know what you are doing and the files are not system related, you'll be right.

Before I go restoring anything, backup both systems just in case. Unless you're not fussed about the new one.

Yes! Going from 32 to 64 bit and Vista to Win7 has not been a

walk in the park. Norton claims to have done a full backup and restore

but I can't find the files. Easy Transfer from Microsoft would not work.

I need to wait until the second monitor arrives so I can watch what

both systems are doing. There is one positive note, the new system

is Very fast. Foxnews.com loads in two seconds.

mike

 

[cudak888]

C:\Program Files from an x86 unit becomes C:\Program Files x86 on an x64 unit, FYI. Makes it a bit of a pain, as C:\Program Files in the x64 unit becomes the x64-compatible program folder.

-Kurt

 

[jbojo]

I would always be very cautious when restoring files from a backup made on a different OS.

(Especially 32 to 64bit)

As long as you know what you are doing and the files are not system related, you'll be right.

Before I go restoring anything, backup both systems just in case. Unless you're not fussed about the new one.

Yes! Going from 32 to 64 bit and Vista to Win7 has not been a

walk in the park. Norton claims to have done a full backup and restore

but I can't find the files. Easy Transfer from Microsoft would not work.

I need to wait until the second monitor arrives so I can watch what

both systems are doing. There is one positive note, the new system

is Very fast. Foxnews.com loads in two seconds.

mike

Not sure if you saw this video on Easy Transfer.

-jbojo

 

[goodnigh]

I would always be very cautious when restoring files from a backup made on a different OS.

(Especially 32 to 64bit)

As long as you know what you are doing and the files are not system related, you'll be right.

Before I go restoring anything, backup both systems just in case. Unless you're not fussed about the new one.

Yes! Going from 32 to 64 bit and Vista to Win7 has not been a

walk in the park. Norton claims to have done a full backup and restore

but I can't find the files. Easy Transfer from Microsoft would not work.

I need to wait until the second monitor arrives so I can watch what

both systems are doing. There is one positive note, the new system

is Very fast. Foxnews.com loads in two seconds.

mike

Not sure if you saw this video on Easy Transfer.

-jbojo

When the second monitor arrives I can look at both systems

and see what works.

mike

 

[JimNiki]

I have for the last 5 or so years been booting off a single file operating system. ( win7 64).

I took a gamble then to install my new os as a vhd using the boot to vhd instructions.

It has worked out tremendously helpful as everything is contained in a single file.

Windows backup works as normal, but I prefer to backup the whole file in case the system ssd drive dies.

To do this, I just created another boot to vhd (win7 32) on another drive and alternately backup the "other" os's vhd file offline.

In all honesty, I find it faster as well.

For those IT nerds who like tinkering, it's worth giving it a go.

 

[goodnigh]

So far we have the new and old systems connected, but transferring

files is still a challenge. Using "Windows Easy Transfer" I have created

a file set but not sure what to do with it. I was able to print my email

address list from the old system, four full pages worth, that is a lot of

junk. There is probably no way to merge the saved/deleted emails

because the new computer uses Live Mail and the old, Outlook Express,

which is not supplied with the new computer. Go figure.

mike

 

[jbojo]

So far we have the new and old systems connected, but transferring

files is still a challenge. Using "Windows Easy Transfer" I have created

a file set but not sure what to do with it. I was able to print my email

address list from the old system, four full pages worth, that is a lot of

junk. There is probably no way to merge the saved/deleted emails

because the new computer uses Live Mail and the old, Outlook Express,

which is not supplied with the new computer. Go figure.

mike

Did you see this video on how to use Easy Transfer?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/videos/transferring-files-and-settings-from-another-pc#tab=desktop

-jbojo

 

[JimNiki]

I'm imagining that windows live is IMAP and your outlook express would be pop.

This basically means you only have to backup or export your OE messages.

I would personally setup Outlook (from the office) as my main mail client, connect to live via IMAP and then suck back the OE messages.

 

[gewalker]

For the record, I'm a Unix/Linux sysadmin, not a Windows guy.

That being said, I would not count on a clean restore by the backup system. Your best bet would be to pull the old drive (as has been suggested) and use an external enclosure to connect it to the new computer.

 

[goodnigh]

For the record, I'm a Unix/Linux sysadmin, not a Windows guy.

That being said, I would not count on a clean restore by the backup system. Your best bet would be to pull the old drive (as has been suggested) and use an external enclosure to connect it to the new computer.

They still use Unix

A while back I bought an old Sun 2/120 and found a manual set

so I could teach myself Unix. Unix is a cool operating system.

Wonder how many members know where Unix got the name.

There are only pictures and movies to transfer and I have done

most of that manually. The transfer of my mail database probably

won't happen. The old computer used Outlook Express which is not

included on the new system, which uses Live Mail. Next step is to

look for a mail conversion system between Outlook and Live Mail.

You never know, I may get lucky.

mike