Restoring Files and Settings on Your New Computer


If you use a network or cable connection to transfer files between two computers with the Files And Settings Transfer Wizard, you control both ends of the process. After you establish a connection and finish collecting files from the old computer, the new computer will generate a random password as a security measure. You’ll be prompted to enter that password on the old computer. (This is an essential security precaution to prevent an intruder from using the Files And Settings Transfer Wizard to steal information over a network.) The transfer proceeds automatically after you supply the correct password.

If you’ve saved the files and settings to a floppy disk or a local or network drive, follow these steps to continue the transfer process:

1. Run the Files And Settings Transfer Wizard on the new computer and then choose New Computer from the Which Computer Is This page. Click Next.

2. When prompted on the next page, choose I Don’t Need The Wizard Disk, as shown here. Click Next.


3. On the next page, specify the location where the files and settings are stored. Choose a floppy drive or other removable media from the removable media list, or choose Other and click the Browse button to locate the local or network drive on which the saved files reside.

4. Click Next to begin the transfer.