Programs on New PC using Belkin Easy Transfer So that I understand correctly...should we load the programs onto the new PC before we do the data transfer or wait until after the data transfer?
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If I have only 1 monitor and wish to use the cable to transfer from Windows xp on my old computer to Windows 7 on the new computer, can I use my netbook for the second monitor?
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I thought I only had to connect the two computers Windows 7 to Windows 7 and start transfer and that it would transfer the programs and the files therefor. Do you mean to say that I have to install every program I have then transfer the files? There are dozens.
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Can a Belkin transfer cable for transferring from Windows XP to Windows Vista be used to transfer from the Windows Vista computer to a Windows 7 laptop?
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That is good to know! I bought this yesterday to transfer stuff from my Vista computer here to my Windows 7 laptop at our second home. Should have checked yesterday before coming back home, but still... :D
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I don't know for sure. My experiences with other software like this make me guess that you would have to pay a fee every time you put it in another computer.
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I had no trouble moving all of my files and folders from an XP platform to a 7 platform about one month ago. The cable and software worked as described. Remember that the programs themselves do not transfer. That requires re-installation.
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Yes. My son's desktop is Windows 7 and his new laptop is Windows 7 as well. He had no problem transferring data except he had to take sure neither system went into hibernation because on the first try it did and he had to start the transfer over.
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I believe that all of the Belkin USB transfer cables function in the same way, although the appearance of the device in the middle of the cable varies. I have used both a "Windows Vista" cable and a "Windows 7" cable to transfer between XP and 7, between 7 and 7, and between XP and XP, with no problems. The behavior of those two cables has been identical. The differences are in the software. Windows Easy Transfer (WET) doesn't come with XP, so WET has to be installed for XP. The software that came with the Belkin Vista cable got some negative reviews. I don't use the Belkin software; I use different software that calls WET, and have had no problems. If you use different software to control the transfer, then you can choose between the Belkin cables on the basis of price. (I described use of one type of different software, suitable for power users, in my April 6, 2011 review of the Belkin "Vista" cable.)
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The company has disappeared , If you still have the old hard drive, you ghost your drive and transfer it to the new computer. For windows I have a ghost image I keep on a non active hard drive, when ever widows crashes I just format and use Norton ghost to blast an image of windows and programs back on.
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If the reference is to data transfer (ie documents), yes. Other data, like bookmarks and contacts, etc., can be imported on the new system for whatever programs you are running. If this does not answer your question(s), please be a bit more specific when referring to "transfer". I was able to transfer all my documents, photos, spreadsheets and other files using this cable. Good luck.
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If the actual .exe program is still on the pc you should be able to copy it over. If it was install by disk then you will have to re-install it on the new pc and then use the cable to copy the old data files over to the new pc in the programs directory.
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It depends what you mean by all files? Normally photo's documents etc should be on an exteranl drive so all you need to do is reload your programs and then connect the drive with your files. If you have them on your pc's hard drive just copy them to the zip and then move them back to your new pc or upgraded pc.
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I used this to transfer from Vista to Windows 7 with no problems. You need to install the program software on windows 7 PC before using the Easy Transfer Wizard open on both PC's along with the cable and files will transfer over into place. Now my question is do I have to buy another cable especially for Windows 7 to Windows 8 or will this cable do both?
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Depends on the amount of data that you are backing up. Otherwise you can use it back up from multiple PCs
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You can install the program up to three computers with the same operating system. As for your data files you have to transfer them to the other computers but they will not sync up with the other computers. If your daughters data is separate from your data she should be good to go as far as I know.
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I believe so as long as you have a USB port. My guess is that will be the older USB 1.0 type port so expect a slow transfer time. I would format the Cruzer as soon as you plug it into your PC and select ntsf formatting. With the smallest block size possible, if it gives you that option at all otherwise you may want to see about using an online storage service or trying to connect your PC to a trusted local network and transfer to a PC with a more recent OS, Windows XP at a minimum.
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Better to add it as a second drive --some software won't run on Windows 8.1, but all the data files should be readable. Also, it is likely that the drive with the new machine is much larger and faster than the one in your old machine.
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When you open Windows Easy Transfer on your new PC you can choose 'External Hard Disk' at the first prompt (this is Microsoft speak for portable hard drive). Plug in your empty portable drive to a usb port when prompted and wait for the easy transfer program to be copied to this drive. Then you have to plug the drive into your old PC and transfer the files, and then plug it back in the new PC to complete the process. Note, the cable is not involved here.
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I'm surprised you haven't gotten an answer to this question yet. The answer is, fortunately, quite simple. When you get your new Mac, during the setup process, it will ask you if you want to migrate your data from an older Mac. This is the best time to do it, right from the start when you boot for the first time. You can boot your old Mac into "target disk mode" by holding down the "t" key during bootup. This allows you to use the Mac as an (expensive) external FireWire hard drive. Once it's booted this way, use a FireWire cable to connect it to your new Mac, and tell the new Mac to transfer all the data for you. Works beautifully! The only hitch is that some apps (MS Office for one) will recognize that this is a different Mac, and will ask for your activation code. So you'd better have that filed away somewhere! If you've already set up your new Mac, and you want to do this transfer later, you can do it by running Migration Assistant, located in /Applications/Utilities. The downside to this approach is that it is tricky to merge a user account from the old Mac with one on the new Mac, in case you need to do that. That's why it's easier to do this migration prior to setting up anything (including user accounts) on the new Mac.