computer help please -

[KG]

i'm buying a new PC this w/e.

i got some data on this one i want to put on the new one, especially my IE faves list. what is the best way to go about this? i'd do it the easy way and burn it on a CD, but my burner's crapped out. (part of the reason for a new PC.)

[NewHampshireDem]

1. You might want to post over here instead ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=242

Especially since lounge threads disappear pretty quicly. :)

[KG]

5. i'm aware of those forums,

but since i dont have a star, i can't post there. i usually get an answer pretty quickly in the lounge.

[NewHampshireDem]

12. Sorry ... I didn't realized the un-starred couldn't post there

:(

[KG]

13. no problem.

usually i can get a quick answer in the lounge tho, so i just post it here and the experts show up in on time!

[FormerDittoHead]

2. Quick and dirty, but it will work - Email the stuff to yourself!

Email it out on one PC, check your email on the other!

I'd use zip or another compression program to package multiple files, or at the very least make multiple attachments to messages.

I'd keep the attachment size below 2 megs, however, to get through under your email server's size limit.

[KG]

3. thought about that for my text files and photos

just send it to my yahoo account.

still not sure how to get my IE 'faves' list on my new machine tho.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

4. In IE, go to File -> Import and Export

Follow wizard to export favorites... It's an HTML file. Email that to yourself. Them follow same steps to import on new PC.

[KG]

6. and there it is! the awswer!

thank you! missed that hunting around IE.


i found it usually takes less than 15 minutes to get any question i ask, computer or otherwise, in the lounge.

[Warren Stupidity]

7. Files and settings transfer wizard is your friend

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/getstarted/bott_fstw.mspx

This article explains how to use it.

Good luck, and enjoy your new computer!

[KG]

9. printed that out. thanks!

its not a ton of stuff, just some pics and texts files etc., but this will make it easier.

[3lefts]

8. All good advice so far, however...

(assuming new machine is XP)...

if you have a lot of data (many megs or gigs) to move and don't want to keep emailing it to yourself, buy a "null modem serial cable", hook it up to each machine and use the XP "file transfer wizard" to move as much data as you want. Trust me...it is not hard to do and it works very well. The cable should only run you a few bucks at Radioshack.

[KG]

10. thanks. a cable will be a small expense for the convenience

looks so simple even a looney lefty like me, barely able to boot up, can do it.

[KG]

11. hey! where's the mac crowd to tell me what an idiot i am to buy a PC?

thought they'd be here by now....