Setting Up Your Computer 33Setting Up Your ComputerTransferring Information to a New ComputerYou can use your operating system wizards to help you transfer files and otherdata from one computer to another—for example, from an old computer to anew computer. For instructions, see the following section that corresponds tothe operating system that your computer is running.Microsoft® Windows® XPThe Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides the Files and SettingsTransfer Wizard to move data from a source computer to a new computer.You can transfer data, such as:• E-mail messages• Toolbar settings• Window sizes• Internet bookmarksYou can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serialconnection, or you can store it on removable media, such as a writable CD,for transfer to the new computer.NOTE: You can transfer information from an old computer to a new computer bydirectly connecting a serial cable to the input/output (I/O) ports of the twocomputers. To transfer data over a serial connection, you must access the NetworkConnections utility from the Control Panel and perform additional configurationsteps, such as setting up an advanced connection and designating the hostcomputer and the guest computer.For instructions on setting up a direct cable connection between two computers,see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #305621, titled How to Set Up a Direct CableConnection Between Two Computers in Windows XP. This information may not beavailable in certain countries.
