Switching to a new comp?

buying new computer. How to get all my programs and data from old computer to new ones. Old Emails, Favorites,programs, address book. What is the quickest way to do this.

This question was answered on April 21, 2008. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

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Well if your upgrading to Vista, there are tools to transfer over files and favorites If your going to XP and you want to make sure you can get backup program such as norton ghost However the best way is to burn your data to Cd or DVD rom This way if your new computer crashes you already have a backup However most programs will need to be reinstalled with the orginal CD or setup.exe

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Posted by Ryan of Chandler-Gilbert Community College on April 21, 2008

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