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Getting StartED with Windows 7 362 Figure 10-19. The program report provides a listing of programs that were installed on your old computer. 20. Click the down arrow on the left side of the category name to expand it and view the actual lists. Figure 10-20 provides an example of what type of information is displayed. If a program that was on your old computer is already installed on your new computer, a green check mark appears next to the program in the list. 363 Chapter 10: Moving Files and Settings to Your Windows 7 Computer Figure 10-20. Some of the programs installed on your old computer may already be installed on your new computer. In that case, a green check mark with Already will appear next to the item. Transferring files and settings via a network in real time There are two ways you can use a network for Windows Easy Transfer:  As a real-time direct-connection transfer between the old computer and the new, similar to using the Easy Transfer cable. Getting StartED with Windows 7 364  As a storage location between your old and new computer, similar to using an external hard drive or USB flash drive. Transfer the files from the old computer to a network location, external hard drive, or USB flash drive, and then transfer the files from one of these storage locations to your new computer. This takes longer but enables you to break up the transfer process into two stages that can be completed at separate times and locations. Typically, we think of a network as two or more computers connected to each other through a router or network switch. A network can also be two computers connected to each other directly through a special type of network cable, a crossover cable. Whichever of these network connections you use, you won’t need to install hardware drivers as you do with an Easy Transfer cable. The transfer speed varies depending on your network and connection type. In practice, the fastest connections for Windows Easy Transfer are the Easy Transfer cable or a Cat5e crossover network cable. In actual testing for this chapter, they appeared to be about the same, though technically one is supposed to be faster than the other. A regular network connection appears to be a little slower than the Easy Transfer cable or crossover cable. Setting up the network connection between the old and new computers Both computers need to be able to talk to each other through the network connection. Otherwise, the information cannot be transferred between them. To connect the old and new computers through a home network, follow these steps: 1. Connect each computer to the same workgroup, and router or network switch. A wired connection (Ethernet) is much more reliable in speed and quality. Avoid using a wireless connection for your transfer—the connection speeds are usually much slower than an Ethernet connection, and more prone to interruptions. 2. Make sure each computer has network sharing on. In Windows XP, you can configure this through File and Printer Sharing. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, use the Network and Sharing Center. 3. Start Windows Easy Transfer on the new computer. If you do not have Windows Easy Transfer installed on your old computer, follow the instructions on your new computer screen to install it. 4. Start Windows Easy Transfer on the old computer. 365 Chapter 10: Moving Files and Settings to Your Windows 7 Computer Here are the steps to connect two computers through a crossover cable: 1. Turn off both computers. Make sure they are close enough to each other that the cable can reach both of them. 2. Connect the crossover cable to the Ethernet jack on each computer. 3. Start both computers. 4. Start Windows Easy Transfer on the new computer. If you do not have Windows Easy Transfer installed on your old computer, follow the instructions on your new computer screen to install it. 5. Start Windows Easy Transfer on the old computer. Choosing the connection method Now it's time to pick the connection method you just set up: 1. After you have the Welcome to Windows Easy Transfer screen on both computers, click Next. Windows Easy Transfer lists the methods available to transfer files and settings to your new computer, as shown in Figure 10-21. Some options transfer the files and settings in real time directly from the old computer to the new computer. Other options transfer the files and settings to storage on a network share or external device, and then allow transfer to the new computer in a separate operation. Figure 10-21. Windows Easy Transfer provides several options for transferring items to your new computer. Getting StartED with Windows 7 366 2. Click A network on both computers. 3. On both computers, Windows Easy Transfer asks which computer you are using now. Select This is my new computer or This is my old computer on the appropriate computer. 4. On the new computer, it will ask whether you need to install Windows Easy Transfer on your old computer. Click I already installed it on my old computer. 5. Both computers will display messages about getting or entering a Windows Easy Transfer key. Follow the instructions on both screens, as shown in Figures 10-22 and 10-23. Figure 10-22. On your old computer, Windows Easy Transfer provides the Windows Easy Transfer key. 6. Write down the key and then click Next. 367 Chapter 10: Moving Files and Settings to Your Windows 7 Computer Figure 10-23. On the new computer, Windows Easy Transfer asks for the key from the old computer. 7. Click Next and then enter the key. After you have entered the Windows Easy Transfer key, Windows Easy Transfer will go through a series of screens in the following order to prepare for an actual transfer:  Connection established  Checking for compatibility  Checking what can be transferred (new computer)  Transferring files and settings (old computer)  Choose what to transfer (new computer) Getting StartED with Windows 7 368 ExplainED The rest of the transfer process via the network is identical to those for transferring via the Easy Transfer cable. To follow through the rest of these steps in detail, start at Figure 10-8. Using a USB flash drive, external hard disk, or network location for Windows Easy Transfer This method takes the longest of all, but is well-suited for doing a clean install of Windows 7 on an existing computer. Or you can use this process when the old computer and new computer are in different locations that cannot be connected directly to each other with a cable or real-time connection. This is really a two stage process: 1. Creating a transfer file that contains your files and settings, and storing the transfer file on a USB flash drive, external hard disk, or network location 2. Transferring the Windows Easy Transfer file from the storage location to the new computer Creating the transfer file from your old computer First, create the transfer file from your old computer, as follows: 1. Install Windows Easy Transfer on your old computer. You may have to run Windows Easy Transfer on the new computer to obtain the Windows Easy Transfer installation files, and then copy them to a USB flash drive or an external hard drive. 2. Run Windows Easy Transfer on your old computer. 3. After the Welcome screen, when it asks, How do you want to transfer?, choose USB flash drive or external hard drive. Windows Easy Transfer scans the computer to determine transfer size and accounts. 369 Chapter 10: Moving Files and Settings to Your Windows 7 Computer 4. Choose what to transfer from this computer, or accept the defaults and click Next. Because this transfer isn’t going directly from the old computer to the new computer, it is not as secure. Windows Easy Transfer offers the option to password-protect the transfer file, as shown in Figure 10-24. Figure 10-24. Password protection of the transfer file is optional. You can leave this blank if you want. 5. Specify a password or leave it blank. 6. Click Save. A dialog box is displayed so you can navigate to and select where you want the transfer files to go, as shown in Figure 10-25. Getting StartED with Windows 7 370 Figure 10-25. You can specify a USB flash drive, external hard drive, or any network shared folder. 7. Specify the external hard drive, USB flash drive, or network location where you want to save the file. Windows Easy Transfer suggests a filename with the .mig extension, Windows Easy Transfer – Items from old computer <old computer name>.mig. Click Save. The Saving files and settings screen appears. After a few minutes, the transfer time estimate appears, as shown in Figure 10-26. 371 Chapter 10: Moving Files and Settings to Your Windows 7 Computer Figure 10-26. The transfer time estimate does not appear right away, and may change a few times in the first ten minutes after it appears. When the transfer is complete, Windows Easy Transfer notifies you and provides instructions for the next steps, as shown in Figure 10-27. 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