The results screen will show a list of user accounts that have been detected complete with the amount of data each contains. While it's possible to trust that the wizard has managed to correctly identify everything you would like to back up, it is a good idea to double-check by clicking the 'Customize' link that appears beneath each entry on the results page. From the submenu that appears, tickboxes can be used to select the type of data that should be backed up, while by clicking the 'Advanced' link you can select individual folders to add to the transfer set.
Having made the required selections, click 'Save' followed by 'Next'. As a security measure, Windows Easy Transfer allows data to be password-protected, but this is optional. Click 'Save', choose where the backup should be created, enter a suitable name and click the 'Save' button.
While the data saving process is taking place, it's important that Windows is left to its own devices in case an operation makes use of files that are being backed up. When the wizard has done its work, the folders and settings will have been saved in a '. It's a compressed file, so space requirements can be dramatically reduced. With this step of the migration process complete, spend a little time ensuring that the discs and set-up files for applications that will be installed post-installation are available along with any necessary serial numbers.
It is also worth individually backing up settings for any third-party programs that cannot be included in the migration wizard's backup — such as browser configuration and plug-ins, FTP client settings, feed readers and anything else that would be time-consuming to reinstate manually. After doing the backup, proceed to reinstall Windows Vista, restore the backup, then install Windows Easy Transfer. In this folder, you will see a collection of files, the important one you need to look for and double click is 'migsetup'.
The next step after the backup, is to restore your Windows 7 image we had backed up earlier, the following article will show how:. Once you have restored Windows 7, launch Windows Easy Transfer, follow the on screen wizard, point to where you stored the the WET file external hard disk , and it will restore your personal files and settings. Reinstall any necessary applications.
Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Here's how to create a restore point. Select the System Protection tab, and then select Create. In the System Protection dialog box, type a description, and then select Create. To look through the contents of the backup, select Browse for files or Browse for folders. When you're browsing for folders, you won't be able to see the individual files in a folder. To view individual files, use the Browse for files option.
To search the contents of the backup, select Search , type all or part of a file name, and then select Search. Tip: If you're searching for files or folders associated with a specific user account, you can improve search results by typing the location of the file or folder in the Search for box.
You can restore files from a backup that was created on another computer running Windows Vista or Windows 7. Choose Select another backup to restore files from , and then follow the steps in the wizard. If you're restoring files from a backup that was made on another computer, the files will be restored in a folder under the user name that was used to create the backup.
If the user names are different, you'll need to navigate to the folder where the files are restored. For example, if your user name was Molly on the computer that the backup was made on but your user name is MollyC on the computer that the backup is being restored on, the restored files will be saved in a folder labelled Molly.
Select the Start button, then select Computer. Double-click the Users folder. No reason not to. Unless you pre-order via a 'special offer' then the price should be the same. I should have emphasized that I only do clean installs. I wouldn't upgrade to Windows 7 Home downgrade? I forgot a very important item I meant to include initially.
Thank you for the help. Thursday, October 8, AM. Hi, If you are using the upgrade version, you must have the vista on the computer. When you do a clean install W7 creates a. Then it wipes the partition and does a clean install. Win Defender is included. Check link for W7 antivirus software. Ratsneve, it's a tad difficult to follow your approach to using the forum here. Why did you 'unmark' my response above as an 'answer', when it contains accurate, precise and detailed explanations of the questions asked?
Why did you then mark other posts as 'answers' when they do not in fact fulfil that role? Anyways, you've failed to properly understand additional comments made since. OLD folder has nothing whatsoever to do with 'qualifying' your upgrade key.
The ONLY thing which will qualify an upgrade key and allow an install to be made using that key, is the presence of an existing and working qualifying version Windows install. OLD folder is certainly created when you perform a 'custom clean' install and it contains your previous install, now quarantined safely. A 'custom clean' install does NOT 'format the partition', because there is no need for it to do so.
OLD folder, and then a clean, new install gets placed on the remaining partition space.
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