Computer to Computer File Transfers Do Not Have to Be Hard

For many of us nothing brings more joy then getting a new computer. At last you are rid of your dinosaur and can now get stuff done at descent speeds. All you need to do now is find a way to pull all the data from your old computer onto the new computer.
If you do not have that many documents then your job will be simple. Just copy and paste then onto an external hard drive , USB device or over a network. As far as your bookmarks go you can always make a manual backup of those and import them over.
However if you have multiple user accounts or want to keep your old custom settings and all the files then you will need to use a software program to migrate all that data over.

For those who have XP and Vista Windows has a program that is installed on both called easy transfer Wizard. The name is a little miss leading as it's not the easiest in the world to always use. However it will get the job done but you may have to do it a few times.
If you have a network setup in your home it makes the process that much easier. If not then the easiest way to do the transfer is to purchase a transfer cable. Theses do run around 30 bucks but it's worth it for those who don't want to deal with frustration.
One thing you can always consider when you want to transfer files to a new computer is to use a more advanced program then the Easy Transfer Wizard. There are plenty on the market and after doing dozens of these transfers for clients I can tell you they make the job that much easier. In fact I dropped my price down from 259 to 159 because all these programs had me do was hit a few buttons. I was still needed to ensure the data went over but I just could not charge that higher data transfer price any more. It just felt wrong.

Important Note

Always install any software you want to use on your new computer first before trying to import the settings over. This will really stream line the process. If you lost your CD for the software you want to use then you will need to purchase a data migration tool that can migrate over programs as well. The Easy transfer Wizard program that is from Microsoft will not transfer over programs.