When purchasing a new computer one of the most frustrating experiences is moving existing data to the new computer from the older one. In the past when you wanted to transfer data you had to copy the ...

Upgrading users to a new operating system always seems to have its pitfalls, and Windows 7 is no exception. If you’re migrating multiple users, you’ll definitely need some tools to help automate the ...

Imagine taking your work home with you and using your laptop to finish that big report or spreadsheet, then realizing you need the file on your actual work PC. Fortunately, you won't have to redo the ...

My ZDNet colleague Mary Jo Foley notes that Microsoft has officially announced its soon-to-be-released tool to migrate programs from one computer to another: That tool, the Windows Easy Transfer ...

Q: I am changing from a PC with Windows 98 to another computer with Windows XP. How can I transfer the programs and files in my C:\ directory to the new C:\ directory? I do not have too many, but some ...

If you have created a new user account in Windows and if you’d like to transfer all your user data or user profile to this new user account, here is how you may move or migrate your User Profile ...

[ Windows 7 upgrade: What you can, can’t, and should do ] Easy Transfer has other uses, too. For example, you could use it to replicate the Windows and program settings between a work computer and a ...