Migrating to a Clean Installation Of Windows XP
This advanced scenario assumes you have only one computer and are going to perform a clean installation of Windows XP side-by-side with an existing installation of Windows. First, you need to complete a clean installation of Windows XP on your computer, at a different location on your hard drive than your current installation. (It is important you do not choose upgrade, but a clean installation.) You also want to be sure not to overwrite your old installation. The computer will need to be able to boot into either operating system. This scenario assumes that you have already completed this dual installation. For more information, see Multibooting with Windows 2000 and Windows XP at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...t/mltiboot.asp.
Starting the wizard on your old operating system
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Start your computer by booting into your old operating system. Insert the Windows XP CD.
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When the Windows XP Welcome screen appears, click Perform Additional Tasks, then click Transfer Files and Settings.
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When the Welcome to the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard page appears, click Next.
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When the Select a transfer method page appears, select Other, and then click Browse to select a folder that has enough room to store the collected files and settings. You will probably need at least 150 megabytes (MB). Note that later you will need to locate the folder in which you stored the files and settings. Click Next.
The What do you want to transfer page appears allowing you to select settings only, files only, or both files and settings. When you select an option, the page displays a list of what will be migrated.
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Select Both Files and Settings and select Let me select a custom list of files and settings when I click Next as shown in Figure 5 below.
Figure 5: Specifying files and settings for migration.
Figure 5: Specifying files and settings for migration.
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Click Next. The Select custom files and settings page appears as shown in Figure 6 below.
Figure 6: Customizing files and settings for migration.
Figure 6: Customizing files and settings for migration.
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On the Select custom files and settings page, you can add or remove known settings, file types, folders, or specific files. In this scenario, you will want to migrate the default folders, because these are located in a different place in Windows XP; however, you don't need to migrate any of the file types. You can access those files where they are now.
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Select each of the items in the File Type's tree and click Remove. Leave all of the settings. When all of the File Types have been removed, click Next.
The wizard now scans your existing Windows installation and collects all of the settings you requested to migrate. This usually takes a few minutes.
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When the wizard finishes collecting the files and settings, the completion page appears. Click Finish.
Starting the wizard on Windows XP
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Start your computer by booting into Windows XP. Open the File and Settings Transfer Wizard.
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When the Do you have a Windows XP CD page appears, select I don't need the Wizard Disk. I have already collected my files and settings from my old computer. Click Next.
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When the Where are your files and settings page appears, select Other and click Browse. Go to the folder share drive where you stored your files.
The wizard begins reading the collected files and settings and applies them to your new installation.
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When the settings and files have been applied, the completion page appears. Click Finished. For the changes to take effect, you need to restart your computer and boot into your Windows XP installation.
Your files and settings from your old installation should now be applied on your new installation of Windows XP. Some files are duplicated between the two installations, such as files on your desktop, in Favorites, or in My Documents. Other items, such as your mail store, are also duplicated.
