So i got my new laptop and it rocks, figured i would use the xp files and transfer wizard to transfer things.



It takes about an hour to compress the 40 gigs on my hd, then throw the drive in my new one and do the import. goes pretty quickly transfer over 40 gigs worth of data, now here's the great part. Most of that is programs, like say photoshop, trillian, etc...... All of those files transfer however you have to reinstall all the ******* software, which pretty much makes the transfer wizard useless, when you reinstall it redoes all your progra settings.



In short, dont waste your time.



Love the new laptop, got dual drives, 1 gig mem 256 video and a huge ass screen.

how about a file transfer cable?

Yeah, I usually just network the two together to transfer everything. And I keep all of my software installers archived, so reinstalling everything isn't really an issue for me.

yup



software has to be reinstalled!

yea trust me, i am making an software install folder right now lol



i wouldnt even have had to network them since i put the old drive in the new system, i just thought for some reason that it might work

Imagine that, a half assed Microsoft program. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...>/rolleyes.gif