Using Easy Transfer from a Win 7 PC to Another Win 7 PC With only 1 Monitor

Hi Harry,

Yes, you can use a system image to transfer the data.

However, Windows Easy Transfer is a software wizard for transferring files and settings from one computer running Windows to another. You can transfer data from one user's profile, or from multiple user accounts. The Windows Easy Transfer application helps you choose what to move to your new computer, enables you to set which transfer method to use, and then performs the transfer. When the transfer is done, Windows Easy Transfer Reports displays what was transferred and provides a list of programs you might want to install on your new computer, as well as links to other programs you might want to download.

With Windows Easy Transfer, files and settings can be transferred using a network, a USB flash drive (UFD), or the Easy Transfer cable. However, you cannot use a regular universal serial bus (USB) cable to transfer files and settings using Windows Easy Transfer. You can purchase an Easy Transfer cable on the Web, from your computer manufacturer, or at an electronics store.

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You cannot use Windows Easy Transfer to move program files. Windows Easy Transfer can move only data and program settings. You must then install your software programs on the new computer.

Windows Easy Transfer also does not transfer any system files such as fonts and drivers. To do this, you must install custom fonts and updated drivers again in Windows 7.

To automate migration during large deployments of the Windows 7 operating system, you should instead use the Microsoft Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0. For more information about the User State Migration Tool, see the User State Migration Tool 4.0 (usmt.chm) Help documentation installed with the Windows AIK, or see this Microsoft Web site.

Prepare for the migration on the destination computer

To start Windows Easy Transfer on the destination computer, follow these steps:

   1. Close all active programs.

   2. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click Windows Easy Transfer.

      The Windows Easy Transfer window opens.

   3. Click Next.

   4. Select the method you want to use to transfer files and settings from your old computer.

   5. Click This is my new computer.

   6. Click I need to install it now.

   7. Select the destination media on which you want to store the Windows Easy Transfer wizard files. You can store the wizard files to an external hard drive or network drive, or you can store them on a USB flash drive.

      A Browse to Folder window opens.

   8. Type a path and a folder name in which you want to store the Windows Easy Transfer wizard files, and then click Next.

You must now start your old computer to install Windows Easy Transfer.

Migrate Files and Settings from the Source Computer to the Destination Computer

Choose one of the following three methods to migrate files and settings:

    * Method 1: Transfer files and settings using a USB cable

    * Method 2: Transfer files and settings using a network

    * Method 3: Transfer files and settings using removable media or a network share

Method 1: Transfer files and settings using a USB cable

   1. Connect the two computers with a USB cable, such as the Windows Easy Transfer cable, and install the drivers for that cable.

   2. Start Windows Easy Transfer on the computer from which you want to migrate settings and files by browsing to the removable media or network drive containing the wizard files, and then double clicking migsetup.exe. The program may also start automatically when you insert the removable media.

Method 2: Transfer files and settings using a network

   1. Start Windows Easy Transfer on the computer from which you want to migrate settings and files by browsing to the removable media or network drive containing the wizard files, and then double clicking migestup.exe. The program may also start automatically when you insert the removable media.

   2. Click Next.

   3. Click A network.

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      Both computers must support the transfer method you choose. For example, both computers must be connected to the same network.

   4. Click This is my old computer.

   5. Follow the steps to enter the Windows Easy Transfer key on your new computer to allow the network connection.

   6. On your new computer, after entering the Windows Easy Transfer key, click Next.

      A connection is established and Windows Easy Transfer checks for updates and compatibility.

      Click Transfer to transfer all files and settings. You can also determine which files should be migrated by selecting only the user profiles you want to transfer, or by clicking Customize.

   7. Click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completed the migration of files and settings to the destination computer.

Method 3: Transfer files and settings using removable media or a network share

Copy files from the source computer

   1. Start Windows Easy Transfer on the computer from which you want to migrate settings and files by browsing to the removable media or network drive containing the wizard files, and then double clicking migsetup.exe.

   2. Click Next.

   3. Click An external hard disk or USB flash drive.

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      Both computers must support the transfer method you choose. For example, both computers must support the same type of removable media.

   4. Click This is my old computer. Windows Easy Transfer scans the computer.

   5. Click Next. You can also determine which files should be migrated by selecting only the user profiles you want to transfer, or by clicking Customize.

   6. Enter a password to protect your Easy Transfer file, or leave the box blank, and then click Save.

   7. Browse to the location on the network or the removable media where you want to save your Easy Transfer file, and then click Save.

   8. Click Next. Windows Easy Transfer displays the file name and location of the Easy Transfer file you just created.

Copy files to the destination computer

   1. Connect the removable media to the new computer.

   2. Start Windows Easy Transfer, and then click Next.

   3. Click An external hard disk or USB flash drive.

   4. Click This is my new computer.

   5. Click Yes, open the file.

   6. Browse to the location where the Easy Transfer file was saved. Click the file name, and then click Open.

   7. Click Transfer to transfer all files and settings. You can also determine which files should be migrated by selecting only the user profiles you want to transfer, or by clicking Customize.

   8. Click Close after Windows Easy Transfer has completed moving your files.

Additional information:

Transfer files and settings from another computer

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