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Inside the Windows 7 Easy Transfer Utility

Inside the Windows 7 Easy Transfer Utility
By Ed Bott

Windows 7 includes a utility called Windows Easy Transfer that allows you to migrate files and settings from an old PC to a new one. You can also use it to save files and settings from your current Windows installation so that you can restore them after performing a clean Windows installation.

For more details, see How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate?
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RE: Map one user account to another (Inside the Windows 7 Easy Transfer Utility)
I am just a little curious about whether or how Easy Transfer handles registry data entries. Does Easy Transfer only transfer data/settings files? What about program files/registry files? I am running XP and would like to virtually clone my current "C" drive (except o/s). Is this an easy task?... (Read the rest)
Posted by: rhsmith Posted on: 07/30/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Windows 7 transfer  nalanw | 04/13/09
Windows Easy Transfer  mustang_z | 05/11/09
RE: Map one user account to another (Inside the Windows 7 Easy Transfer Utility)  malon1 | 04/13/09
RE: Map one user account to another (Inside the Windows 7 Easy Transfer Utility)  AFTommy | 04/20/09
RE: Map one user account to another (Inside the Windows 7 Easy Transfer Utility)  mayres | 05/11/09
RE: Map one user account to another (Inside the Windows 7 Easy Transfer Utility)  rhsmith | 07/30/09

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