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Answer» OK, my Win 7 OS is in the mail and I am getting ready to replace XP. I used Win Easy Transfer to to save my old settings/files on an external HD. The MS tutorial says I can double click the saved folder and it will ask me what I want to transfer. However, when I double click, I get a dialog box asking me if I want to run or save the file. I clicked run and another dialog box opens showing files are being downloaded but no progress is ever made. Since I do not know *censored* from shinola about what I am doing, when something happens different from what the tutorial says, I am stumped. Maybe it will work fine when I try to open it after I install Win7? It will do nothing...zero...zip on the OS it was created on...be patient. BTW I've never trusted it...but i hope it works out for you. Consider another backup method before you wipe the drive just in case... Quote from: patio on JANUARY 18, 2014, 05:16:58 PM It will do nothing...zero...zip on the OS it was created on...be patient. I also used the back-up wizard already installed on my XP OS. It took a lot longer than easy transfer but EVERYTHING transferred and verified ok. Plus I have the Macrium Reflect back-up image and bootable rescue CD for my current system. I also copied My DOCUMENTS to the external HD. I think the only thing that could sink me would be untimely FAILURE of my external HD. Do you think I should also have some or all of my back-ups on a second external HD or USB flash drive? The chances of my external HD failing before I can transfer my files/settings to the win7 install must be extremely low but the consequences of that failure would be big. PS some of the tutorials say to download/reinstall all of your programs/apps on the new win7 install BEFORE transferring files/settings. Is this correct? Makes sense to me.On the final note in your PS i would say yes...that's the way to go... Quote from: patio on January 19, 2014, 07:15:01 AM On the final note in your PS i would say yes...that's the way to go... Thanks Patio. This stuff is so confusing because MS contradicts themselves on this issue. BTW, the MS tutorial says do not use the XP back-up wizard because it will not work with win7. Wish I had read that before I wasted time backing-up/verifying with the XP wizard. I do not have the paid version of Macrium so I can not use it to back-up individual files/folders. Do you think it is worth getting the paid version? Another option would be to partition my HardDrive and copy my docs & settings there. Then I can make an image of that partition. Would that work if Easy Transfer bombs?For most Home Users the additional features in the Paid version won't be needed... There is a side by side comparison at the Macrium site...Easy Transfer worked great as far as I can tell. The only thing I lost was my Win Live Mail contacts list. Don't know why. Our accounts and account settings are there so go figure. No big deal. The whole process went better than I ever imagined it would or could. Thanks to all for your help. |
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