Transferring system settings and data with Windows 7

When using a computer, it is inevitable that there will be a need to reinstall the system. Many people are afraid of reloading. Because after reinstalling, many things that are set up according to their own habits, such as favorites and desktops, will disappear. It takes a lot of time to re-install. Set back. It would be great if you reload all the habitual settings every time. This article introduces you to a good way to transfer the habitual settings of the old system to the reinstalled new system.

Windows itself comes with such a tool to help us accomplish this task, the whole process is easy and simple, after using it, you will even regret it - regret not knowing it earlier. In the Windows 7 system, its name is "Windows Easy Transfer", let's see how it transfers the settings of the old system to the new system.

Which parts of the system can be transferred

Before using "Windows Easy Transfer", we should have a more detailed understanding of it. "Windows Easy Transfer" can transfer a lot of content, including account information, almost all files in "Personal Folders", such as "My Documents", "My Pictures", "My Music", "My" Video, "Favorites", etc.; as well as mail settings, contacts, such as account settings and address books in Outlook and Foxmail; various settings for programs such as Microsoft Office; user accounts and settings, theme settings (including desktop Background, color, sound, etc.), network connections, screen savers, fonts, Start menu options, taskbar options and network printers, Internet settings, etc., are generally partitioned in the system.

Tip: It is important to point out that the "program settings" transfer can only be made to the settings made by the program, but not to the program files themselves (such as Office software, you still need to install again after reinstalling the system). And the main support is Microsoft's products.

Transfer Windows XP settings and data to Windows 7

Now Win7 is getting more and more accepted by everyone. If you are preparing to replace XP system with Win7 system, how to transfer settings?

Preparation on XP system: Log in with administrator account, insert Win7 CD, run the program "SUPPORTMIGWIZMIGWIZ

.EXE" in Win7 system disk, you can start "Windows Easy Transfer" . For the case of only one computer, we choose "external hard drive or USB flash drive".

After "Windows Easy Transfer", it will start searching for accounts and shared items. The time required is related to the number of files. You need to wait until the search is completed before you can continue to the next step. Content, check the account, the other checkmarks are all removed (Figure 3), enter "Custom" and "Advanced" for more detailed selection, "Next" will ask for a password, this is to To protect the security of personal files and privacy, I have to say that Windows considerations are still very thoughtful. Then choose the file path to save these data, you can exist on the U disk or hard disk partition, be careful not to choose the system partition, so as not to be lost due to reinstalling the system. Windows Easy Transfer saves the selection to a single file with the suffix "MIG".

Tip: If you find that the files you need to transfer are large, you can uncheck the unnecessary files on the non-system disk and other places in the customization.

Reinstalled the Windows 7 system, after logging in to the system as an administrator user (the first user created when the system is installed is the administrator), first install the commonly used software such as Office, and then double-click the generated file. The Windows Easy Transfer program can be launched and you need to enter the correct password to continue. If the transferred content contains multiple account information, before clicking "Transfer", it is best to click "Advanced Options", set up the transfer relationship between accounts, and finally "transfer". Transfer is as simple as this! After the transfer is complete, go to “View Transferred Content” to view the transfer report, including the details of file transfer and program settings transfer.

Tip: It is best to turn off the security software such as the computer butler before sending, so as to avoid endless warnings during the transmission. In addition, it is best not to perform other operations during the transmission process to avoid transmission errors.

Transfer Windows 7 settings and data to Windows 7

Although it is used in Win7 system, there are also reasons for reinstalling for various reasons. In this case, the transmission is relative to the slave. XP does not make much difference to Win7.

Start "Windows Easy Transfer" on the old Win7 system, select "External hard drive or USB flash drive", and then select "This is my old computer". This step is not in the previous case because At this time, the system version is the latest, the software can't judge whether it is an old computer or a new computer, and the other operation steps are similar to the first case. It is enough to select the content to be transferred and its save path.

Operation on the Win7 system after reinstallation In addition to the step of selecting a new computer, the other content is basically the same as the previous one. How is it, it's quite simple.

Before we sent settings and data, whether it is do-it-yourself or third-party software, the operation process is cumbersome, effortless, and reliability is not guaranteed. Since the system comes with such a convenient and easy to use "Windows Easy Transfer", what other reasons do we not fully utilize? If you are experiencing a reloading system in the future, remember to try it.