Monday, May 29, 2006
Setting-up Your New Computer: How To Move Your Old Files to Your New Computer Part-9
Choosing a Data Migration Software Package
~ Does the software allow you to pick and choose which files are moved, or does it move EVERYTHING -- even the junk files?
~ How is the data transferred? A wireless network is faster than a USB cable, which is faster than a USB cable, which is faster than a parallel cable. Are you prepared to wait hours or even days for this transfer to take place?
~ If you're using the Internet as a holding place for your data, check your connection and upload speeds. It could take hours to move those files.
~ Consider investing in a high-capacity external hard drive, a plug-and-play device that you'll simply connect to your new computer. The drive, though more expensive, will get far more use than one-time migration software.
For more info to to: The Computer Auction
~ Does the software allow you to pick and choose which files are moved, or does it move EVERYTHING -- even the junk files?
~ How is the data transferred? A wireless network is faster than a USB cable, which is faster than a USB cable, which is faster than a parallel cable. Are you prepared to wait hours or even days for this transfer to take place?
~ If you're using the Internet as a holding place for your data, check your connection and upload speeds. It could take hours to move those files.
~ Consider investing in a high-capacity external hard drive, a plug-and-play device that you'll simply connect to your new computer. The drive, though more expensive, will get far more use than one-time migration software.
For more info to to: The Computer Auction
Setting-up Your New Computer: How To Move Your Old Files to Your New Computer Part-8
It sounds like a fairly simple way to handle your data transfer. However, be aware:
~ Generally, these programs want to move all the contents of your old computer to your new computer. That's OK for your data files but moving the program files that run your applications may cause problems because older applications may not be supported by your new computer operating system. Transferring a Windows 95-era program to a computer preloaded with the Windows XP operating system could be a problem because many of those programs haven't been upgraded to run under Windows XP.
~ When you move the full contents of a computer system, everything moves over, including those obscure files that had your old computer running sluggish in its final days.
~ Moving data through a USB cable isn't fast, but it is faster than data transfer through a parallel port.
For more info to to: The Computer Auction
~ Generally, these programs want to move all the contents of your old computer to your new computer. That's OK for your data files but moving the program files that run your applications may cause problems because older applications may not be supported by your new computer operating system. Transferring a Windows 95-era program to a computer preloaded with the Windows XP operating system could be a problem because many of those programs haven't been upgraded to run under Windows XP.
~ When you move the full contents of a computer system, everything moves over, including those obscure files that had your old computer running sluggish in its final days.
~ Moving data through a USB cable isn't fast, but it is faster than data transfer through a parallel port.
For more info to to: The Computer Auction
