[Michelle]

We have upgraded from one PC wth XP to a brand new one (also with XP). We
don't have any kind of home network or multiple PC's - simply one computer
with 2 user accounts.
Unfortunately, the "migration software" we used did not keep "my stuff"
separated from "his stuff' and it all got dumped on one side.
ANYWAY we are trying to untangle it all. Can someone explain to me - very
clearly - WHERE do we put applications/programs (for example a pop-up
blocker) that we BOTH want to access? And we want to show up on both of our
start menus. And where do we put things that only one of us wants to use so
it doesn't clutter up the other persons "side"?

[R. McCarty]

Opps...You need to do several things to get this squared away.

- Remove any new Users from the New PC
- Use Original PC, Run FAST (Files & Settings Transfer Wizard)
- Burn output of FAST to CD-R
- New PC, Create users with same names as on Original PC
- Insert FAST Data CD-R
- Login to New PC account, Use FAST to Recovery Settings
(must be done on each user's account, one at a time)
- Install those 3rd-Party applications that didn't come pre-installed
on your new PC.
- Once completed, buy an Imaging program and "Immediately" take
an image of your new/re-configured PC.

There are numerous sites on the web that describe this process in
much greater detail.


"Michelle" <Michelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:21E0DD8D-D0BE-4B56-8FE8-B207182A50D4@microsoft.com...
> We have upgraded from one PC wth XP to a brand new one (also with XP). We
> don't have any kind of home network or multiple PC's - simply one computer
> with 2 user accounts.
> Unfortunately, the "migration software" we used did not keep "my stuff"
> separated from "his stuff' and it all got dumped on one side.
> ANYWAY we are trying to untangle it all. Can someone explain to me - very
> clearly - WHERE do we put applications/programs (for example a pop-up
> blocker) that we BOTH want to access? And we want to show up on both of
> our
> start menus. And where do we put things that only one of us wants to use
> so
> it doesn't clutter up the other persons "side"?

[Michelle]

oh yeah - we used some "PC Relocator" program with a USB cable that went from
one PC to the other.
Didn't even know about the FAST until today. Thought I read somewhere that
the FAST doesn't burn to CD's - only to diskettes (which is a whole other
issue because our new PC doesn't have a floppy drive).
So basically - um - you're suggesting we "un-do" the whole migration and
start over? *eeek* I was afraid of that.


"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Opps...You need to do several things to get this squared away.
>
> - Remove any new Users from the New PC
> - Use Original PC, Run FAST (Files & Settings Transfer Wizard)
> - Burn output of FAST to CD-R
> - New PC, Create users with same names as on Original PC
> - Insert FAST Data CD-R
> - Login to New PC account, Use FAST to Recovery Settings
> (must be done on each user's account, one at a time)
> - Install those 3rd-Party applications that didn't come pre-installed
> on your new PC.
> - Once completed, buy an Imaging program and "Immediately" take
> an image of your new/re-configured PC.
>
> There are numerous sites on the web that describe this process in
> much greater detail.
>
>
> "Michelle" <Michelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:21E0DD8D-D0BE-4B56-8FE8-B207182A50D4@microsoft.com...
> > We have upgraded from one PC wth XP to a brand new one (also with XP). We
> > don't have any kind of home network or multiple PC's - simply one computer
> > with 2 user accounts.
> > Unfortunately, the "migration software" we used did not keep "my stuff"
> > separated from "his stuff' and it all got dumped on one side.
> > ANYWAY we are trying to untangle it all. Can someone explain to me - very
> > clearly - WHERE do we put applications/programs (for example a pop-up
> > blocker) that we BOTH want to access? And we want to show up on both of
> > our
> > start menus. And where do we put things that only one of us wants to use
> > so
> > it doesn't clutter up the other persons "side"?
>
>
>

[R. McCarty]

Well sort of. What you do is run FAST, save to drive - then Burn data
to CD-R or DVD-R. It depends on how much data each profile has.
If you have lots of Docs, Pictures, Music it might take a great deal of
space to store. You can also network the two PC's together and then
save the FAST data module directly over Ethernet to the new PC.
None of this is "Extremely" complicated, but requires allot of attention
to detail. One other suggestion, New PC's tend to come will many
apps that users won't need, you might want to Clean up or Tidy up
the new PC before you start transferring data. Maybe you have a local
PC shop that would do this process for a fair cost. This would be a
new Dell Desktop would it ?

"Michelle" <Michelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:39ADBB5C-A4EB-4AE9-9789-EDBCF22488C4@microsoft.com...
> oh yeah - we used some "PC Relocator" program with a USB cable that went
> from
> one PC to the other.
> Didn't even know about the FAST until today. Thought I read somewhere
> that
> the FAST doesn't burn to CD's - only to diskettes (which is a whole other
> issue because our new PC doesn't have a floppy drive).
> So basically - um - you're suggesting we "un-do" the whole migration and
> start over? *eeek* I was afraid of that.
>
>
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
>> Opps...You need to do several things to get this squared away.
>>
>> - Remove any new Users from the New PC
>> - Use Original PC, Run FAST (Files & Settings Transfer Wizard)
>> - Burn output of FAST to CD-R
>> - New PC, Create users with same names as on Original PC
>> - Insert FAST Data CD-R
>> - Login to New PC account, Use FAST to Recovery Settings
>> (must be done on each user's account, one at a time)
>> - Install those 3rd-Party applications that didn't come pre-installed
>> on your new PC.
>> - Once completed, buy an Imaging program and "Immediately" take
>> an image of your new/re-configured PC.
>>
>> There are numerous sites on the web that describe this process in
>> much greater detail.
>>
>>
>> "Michelle" <Michelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:21E0DD8D-D0BE-4B56-8FE8-B207182A50D4@microsoft.com...
>> > We have upgraded from one PC wth XP to a brand new one (also with XP).
>> > We
>> > don't have any kind of home network or multiple PC's - simply one
>> > computer
>> > with 2 user accounts.
>> > Unfortunately, the "migration software" we used did not keep "my stuff"
>> > separated from "his stuff' and it all got dumped on one side.
>> > ANYWAY we are trying to untangle it all. Can someone explain to me -
>> > very
>> > clearly - WHERE do we put applications/programs (for example a pop-up
>> > blocker) that we BOTH want to access? And we want to show up on both
>> > of
>> > our
>> > start menus. And where do we put things that only one of us wants to
>> > use
>> > so
>> > it doesn't clutter up the other persons "side"?
>>
>>
>>

[Michelle]

nope not a Dell - its a new eMachine T6212. :)
Yeah the computer had a whole LOAD of STUFF on it that we deleted. For one
thing it came with McAfee AND Norton BOTH - and we are religious Bit Defender
people so both of those went. It also came with AOL *AACCKKKK* we deleted
that too. It put up a fight but we killed it. ;)
Wish I had looked into all of this before we sat there for 4 hours and
transferred all the data over. New computer excitement I guess - we weren't
thinking clearly. Now I've got a mess. *sigh*


"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Well sort of. What you do is run FAST, save to drive - then Burn data
> to CD-R or DVD-R. It depends on how much data each profile has.
> If you have lots of Docs, Pictures, Music it might take a great deal of
> space to store. You can also network the two PC's together and then
> save the FAST data module directly over Ethernet to the new PC.
> None of this is "Extremely" complicated, but requires allot of attention
> to detail. One other suggestion, New PC's tend to come will many
> apps that users won't need, you might want to Clean up or Tidy up
> the new PC before you start transferring data. Maybe you have a local
> PC shop that would do this process for a fair cost. This would be a
> new Dell Desktop would it ?
>

[R. McCarty]

Been there, done that - in fact many times over. It's all fixable, just
takes time and patience - Good Luck.

"Michelle" <Michelle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:83B3B2F1-4671-4960-BD74-E95A4ED34C69@microsoft.com...
> nope not a Dell - its a new eMachine T6212. :)
> Yeah the computer had a whole LOAD of STUFF on it that we deleted. For
> one
> thing it came with McAfee AND Norton BOTH - and we are religious Bit
> Defender
> people so both of those went. It also came with AOL *AACCKKKK* we
> deleted
> that too. It put up a fight but we killed it. ;)
> Wish I had looked into all of this before we sat there for 4 hours and
> transferred all the data over. New computer excitement I guess - we
> weren't
> thinking clearly. Now I've got a mess. *sigh*
>
>
> "R. McCarty" wrote:
>
>> Well sort of. What you do is run FAST, save to drive - then Burn data
>> to CD-R or DVD-R. It depends on how much data each profile has.
>> If you have lots of Docs, Pictures, Music it might take a great deal of
>> space to store. You can also network the two PC's together and then
>> save the FAST data module directly over Ethernet to the new PC.
>> None of this is "Extremely" complicated, but requires allot of attention
>> to detail. One other suggestion, New PC's tend to come will many
>> apps that users won't need, you might want to Clean up or Tidy up
>> the new PC before you start transferring data. Maybe you have a local
>> PC shop that would do this process for a fair cost. This would be a
>> new Dell Desktop would it ?
>>