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Restore Computer Files and Settings in windows 7

 October 28, 2009 No Comment

Do you want to restore computer files and settings in windows 7 after upgrading from Windows XP or Windows Vista? Then use Windows Easy Transfer and follow the steps below.It must however be noted that you should have earlier transferred computer files and settings from windows XP or vista, using Windows Easy Transfer.

How to restore files and settings in windows 7 after upgrading XP or vista?

It must be noted that you can restore computer files and settings in Windows XP too, using Windows Easy Transfer.

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  • First connect your external hard disk or other storage device, that contains your Windows Easy Transfer migration file, to your computer.
  • Run Windows Easy Transfer, to restore files back to where your old programs will expect them to be, when you reinstall them
  • Browse to the location on the External Hard Drive, where you saved the Easy Transfer file called Windows Easy Transfer (or any other name that you gave it) and double click the file
  • If you entered a password when creating the Easy Transfer file, type the password, and then click Next.
  • On the Choose what to transfer to this computer page, you can decide how the user accounts from Windows XP are transferred to Windows 7.
    • To accept the current account mapping, click Transfer.
    • To change how the Windows XP accounts are mapped in Windows 7, click Advanced Options.
  • On the Your transfer is complete page, click See what was transferred to view a list of the user accounts and files that were moved from Windows XP to Windows 7. Click See a list of programs you might want to install on your new computer to view what was previously installed on Windows XP.
  • Click Close. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Restart now.

If you transferred more than one user account, you might be prompted to change the password the next time you log on. If you’re prompted to do so, click OK, and in the dialog box that appears, do one of the following:

  • If you want to give the user account a password (recommended), type a new password, retype it, and then press Enter. There’s no need to type the old password from Windows XP.
  • If you don’t want to give the user account a password, leave the boxes empty, and then press Enter.

That is all folks!!! Enjoy using windows 7!!! If you are looking for a concise guide to Windows 7, download the free Windows 7 Book from Microsoft.

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