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Using a Serial Cable to

Transfer Files and Settings

Between Computers

Utilisation d’un câble série

pour transférer des fichiers

et des paramètres entre

ordinateurs

Using a Serial Cable to Transfer

Files and Settings Between

Computers

You can copy files or settings from your old computer

to your new computer by using this kit and the Microsoft

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. This procedure may

take several hours, depending on how much information

is copied.

This kit includes a serial cable and a blank, formatted

3.5-inch diskette. The cable is used to transfer the files.

The diskette is used to create a Wizard Disk, which gives

the computer instructions about transferring files.

Note: Before you start, be sure that your old computer

has an available serial port (also called a COM

port). The old computer must also have one of the

following Windows

®

operating systems: Windows

95, 98, 98SE, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP (32-bit).

To Connect the Computers

1 Move the old computer and the new computer close

to each other, and remove the serial cable and the

3.5-inch diskette from the package.

2 Plug one end of the serial cable into the serial port

of each computer. Be sure the cables are securely

connected.

Note: On many computers, the serial port is on the

back. Most serial ports have nine pins. If your

computer has a 25-pin port, you may need to

use an adapter for the cable.

To Create the Wizard Disk

1 On the new computer, click Start, choose All Programs,

Accessories, System Tools, and then click Files and

Settings Transfer Wizard.

2 Click Next in the Welcome window, select New

computer, and click Next.

3 When the message Do you have a Windows XP CD

appears, click Next to create a Wizard Disk on the

diskette.

4 Insert the diskette into the drive of the new computer

and click OK. (The diskette is already formatted.)

5 When the message Now go to your old computer

appears, remove the newly created Wizard Disk from

the drive of the new computer, and insert the Wizard

Disk into the diskette drive of the old computer.

To Prepare the Old Computer

1 On the old computer, start the Microsoft Files and

Settings Transfer Wizard:

■

If the old computer is running Windows 95, 98,

98SE, or NT 4.0, click Start and choose Run. At

the prompt, type a:\FASTWiz, and then click OK.

■

If the old computer is running Windows Me, 2000,

or XP, click Start, choose All Programs,

Accessories, System Tools, and then click

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.

2 When the Welcome window appears, click Next,

select Old computer, and click Next.

3 When the message Select a transfer method appears,

select Direct cable, and click Next.

4 When the message Set up your serial connection

screen appears, click Autodetect, and then go to

the new computer.

To Prepare the New Computer

1 On the new computer, click Next.

2 When the message Where are your files and settings

appears, click Direct Cable, and then click Next.

3 When the message Set up your serial connection

screen appears, click Autodetect.

4 When a message appears at the bottom of the window

confirming a successful connection, click Next, and

then go to the old computer.

To Copy Files and Settings

1 On the old computer, when a message appears at the

bottom of the window confirming a successful

connection, click Next.

2 In the What do you want to transfer area, select one

of the options. You can copy all files, all settings, or all

files and settings. Information about your selection

appears on the right side of the window.

If you want to copy specific files or settings, click Let

me select a custom list of files and settings,

and then click Next. Then add or remove items in the

list:

■

To prevent information from being copied, select the

item you do not want to copy, and then click

Remove.

■

To add information to be copied, click one of the Add

buttons, select the item, and then add the item to the

list. (If you selected to copy all files or all settings, this

lets you choose all files and some additional settings,

or all settings and some files.)