SIW2;4486110 Wrote:
Hi,
It seems you can :
The -new version- of Windows Easy Transfer for Windows 7 comes with
improvements... For the new version of Windows Easy Transfer, people
can move their files *from *PCs running Windows XP and Windows Vista.
It looks as though you need 7 installed first - then transfer* from
*the Vista installation .
'A Look at Improvements to Windows Easy Transfer for Windows 7 -
Windows Experience Blog - The Windows Blog'
(http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/win...windows-7.aspx)
Hope it helps
SIW2
BillS22;1077172 Wrote:
Help me think this through.
If I decide to upgrade to Win 7 and do a clean install, could I use
Easy File Transfer to retain my Outlook, Web Settings and Files?
I have two internal hard drives, not raid, and an external eSATA
drive.
All 3 are the same size, 500GB. So I think I have the resources, I
just
don't want to lose data, favorites, contacts, files or emails.
Having never used Easy File Transfer, how should I proceed?
Store my easy transfere to my second HD "D", format C, install Win 7?
I guess I need to buy a version of Win 7 that will read my Vista Easy
File backup...duh... Is Win 7 Pro able to read Vista Easy File
Transfers?
I have two accounts on this computer, mine and my wife's, so there
another issue too.
Suggestions welcomed.
Thanks,
Bill
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SIW2
I have upgraded Vista to Windows 7 with a clean install. Use of Easy
Transfer is the ticket. On your Visat PC, use the very leates version of
Easy Transfer from Microsoft (DO NOT USE THE ONE BUILT INTO VISTA!). In
Easy Transfer you specify your Vista PC as the "old" one. Use an
external hard drive for the Easy Transfer file. I'd recommend doing a
full backup of your Vista "just in case". Now do the clean install of
Windows 7. Easy Transfer takes care of all the Windows Settings
including Office. It will also transfer some settings of non-Microsoft
products. Before you do the Easy Transfer back to your newly installed
Win 7, re-install all your programs first. This is the only way to get
back the settings for non-Microsoft sofware. Now you are ready to do the
Easy Transfer to restore all your files/folders/settings/etc. The Easy
Transfer built into Win 7 is fine to use - you don't need to use a new
download. When you run the Easy Transfer, specify the PC (now with Win 7
installed) as the "new machine". Let it crank and do it's thing. Voila,
you're done!
There have been problems, historically with Easy Transfer of your
Outlook files. The latest Easy Transfer doesn't solve this -
unfortunately. The problem seems to be a corruption of your Outlook
profile. All messages, contacts, calendars, etc. are moved with no
problem. In my case my contacts are not recognized at all when I tray to
address new messages. If I clicked the "To" button and searched for an
addressee, it showed no contacts in my Personal Folders or any other
contact folders. What I had to do was to create new Outlook accounts to
create a new Outlook profile and PST file and then copy/paste contacts
from the old PST file (as it came over in Easy Transfer). A bit of work,
but I got back to where I wanted to be. Good Luck!
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