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    Windows Easy Transfer for Windows 7 to Vista?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by alstein, Jul 20, 2009.

  1. alstein

    alstein Notebook Consultant

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    Hi
    I currently am running Windows 7 RC (32bit version) on my old Ibm Thinkpad PC. I just received a new Sony Vaio VGN-FW 490 equipped with Vista Home premium 64 Bit. I've determinied that I want to keep Vista on my new machine until my free upgrade to Windows 7 arrives in october. Can I safely use Windows Easy transfer to move my documents and settings from my old Windows 7 32 bit PC to my new Windows Vista 64bit Vaio?
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    What kind of hardware is in the Sony Vaio ?
     
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    Intel P8800 Core Duo Processor
    ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD4650 graphics card with 1GB vRAM
    LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-FullHD™)
    WLAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology
    4 GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2
    Blu-ray Disc™ Read Only Drive
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    You just buy it ? How much ?
     
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    Just received today. Approx 2K with additional 2 year warranty.
     
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    According to the Microsoft help on Easy Transfer, it's for transferring from XP/Vista to another Vista computer. It makes no mention of Windows 7. You might want to go to the Windows 7 Microsoft forum and ask.

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    Both Vista and Windows 7 have Easy Transfer, so I guess you can just give it a shot and see if it works. Even if the settings don't transfer, at least your data should.
     
    kegobeer, Jul 20, 2009
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    Thanks. I'm somewhat confused by "settings". Why would I want to transfer settings that were created for a much older PC and a different OS?
     
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    Those settings are for installed applications. If you have Office installed, it's a lot easier to transfer your custom settings to the new machine than create them again from scratch. Install Office on the new machine, then use some magic (I don't use Easy Transfer, so I don't know how to do it) to import them.
     
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