data migration

hey guys, i installed a valid copy of windows 7 on my PC.. but in a different partition. before i isntalled, i shrunk the volume of Vista C:\ and it only allowed me to have 54 GB unallocated space- there was at least 190GB of space that was unused in the hard drive, buit when i pressed hrink, it...

I am trying to transfer files etc from my W7 64bit computer to my W7 32bit laptop using the Belken Easy transfer cable for W7. And Windows Easy Transfer. I get the message W7 64 bit can't be transfered to W7 32 bit. Any help would be apreciated. :(

I've got Vista 64bit Ultimate currently installed on EIDE 400 gb HDD. I bought the W7 Professional edition, because I won't use the features of W7 Ultimate. Therefore a custom install is indicated by MSFT. Bought a 1TB WD SATA drive I disconnected the EIDE drive from computer and did a clean...

I exported the data to .pst file on the windows XP and tried to read the file on the same outlook version on the windows 7 it behave as if it reads but nothing is imported into the new outlook.

I had installed windows 7 on a partitioned drive as windows xp. Now I'm liking 7 but the problem I'm facing is that I want to transfer some files from XP to 7. Now I figured how to gain access to the files/folders on xp but i can't copy them over to 7. Every time I try I get a message that I...

Hi all, I hope some clever bod out there can help - I don't know what I'm doing so consequently am not getting too far. I have a PC with a hard disk that has 3 partitions - Windows 7, WinXP and documents. Each partition was getting a little full so I want to upgrade it. I bought a 1Tb...

I've tried about five times to install 7, and it resets in the final step every time around 62/63% and then reverts back to vista. I've looked into the 62% bug, but I dont see anything in the log to indicate this. I have deleted all the programs it recommends, minus symantec endpoint protection...

Overview Agood solution for XP users. This software installs Windows Easy Transfer on a computer running the 32-bit version of Windows XP so you can copy your files, photos, music, e-mail, settings, and more to a computer running Windows 7. If your computer is running another version of...

Hello all, I am new to the forum and searched for an answer to this question but couldn't find a definitive answer so here it is: I have Vista32 on my C: drive and Win764 on my K: drive which was partitioned for Win7. When booted to Win7, I believe Win7 is on C: and Vista is on D...

OK, I now have a new laptop running Vista Ultimate 32, and an extra (as per tblount) HDD. My W7 Upgrade is "In The Mail". I want to end up with W7 Ultimate 64 with 2 partitions. Hardware specs are 3.06GHz Duo 2 T9900 processor, 8GB memory & 320GB HDD. There are no apps on the Vista system except...

I know Windows Mail will not be available in Win 7 and Win Live is there for me to use, however, I'm planning on doing a clean install anyway, and probably moving to OpenOffice mail, if not that, I'll use Win Live. Can anyone tell me what I need to backup or export so I can successfully...

I am running Vista Home Premium 64 Bit and Windows 7 64 Bit. I am duls booting. I went to import Bookmarks(Favorites into Win 7 from Vista. When I browse for the file and find my Vista Favorites while in Win 7.I click on it and get file has to be htm. Favorites in Vista are just Favorites no...

I'm an IT Consultant who manages networks for small businesses. I just ordered a new laptop with Windows 7 Professional to replace my XP machine. The XP laptop works fine but I want to be familiar with Windows 7 when my customers want to upgrade. I use Microsoft Fax on my laptop for sending...

I recently installed Windows 7, I copied my GC bookmarks and such onto the windows 7 side, but where do I put them. It may be in users, local settings, like on XP, but there is nothing like that in my user folder. Maybe it's hidden?

I can't export my windows 7 contacts. There is no export on the tool bar or drop down for new contact with export on it. I upgraded from Vista Home Prem. to Windows 7 Home Prem.? What can I use to get my contacts exported to Thunderbird? Thanks for any help!

I intend to use the Win 7 East File Transfer when I upgrade from Vista Ultimate to Win 7 pro. I intend to use the clean install method. If I add a second physical internal hard drive, can I use that instead of a physical external drive? All documentation always refer to an external drive. I...

Hello, I've been moving my docs, my pics, etc changing the location to another drive.... but is there a way to set it to use another drive and not have to move 1 by 1 all the folders? This way it's much easier to do a clean install destroying drive C each time I have a problem and have all my...

I'm using build 7100 7 ultimate and will be downgrading to 7 Pro. Will I be able to just backup my entire system to an external hard drive, do a clean install of the 7 pro and then restore my files and programs to the new OS?

Hi. I am planning on upgrading from XP to Windows 7. Right now, I have 2 hard drives on my computer (C: and F:). All of my files are on the C: hard drive (300GB) and F: (1TB) is empty. When I install Windows 7, I'm planning on installing it to F: , and later copying files over from C: instead...

I am getting Windows 7 home premium and a new Intel X-25m 80gb SSD. My questions are,(i am using vista home premium 32bit now) i think i can buy an upgrade version and still do a fresh install on a new drive with it correct? I want to do a "custom" 64 bit install on a new SSD but I have vista on...