Windows Vista

[perose]

Sorry have just posted question in wrong section. Can anyone please tell me if I can easily transfer XP documents on to a new computer with Vista?

[Postdog]

The easy way, and not just for transferring but also for back up, is to buy an external hard drive. Copy stuff on that from the old, copy on to the new, and then use it to back up anything you don't want to lose in case the worse happens.

[markysngc]

or you could get a usb memory stick which are fairly cheap for decent sized ones now

http://tinyurl.com/5pxrta

[vehelpfulguy]

When you say XP documents do you mean Word documents, and that sort of thing.

If so there are three main ways:

1) Do as postdog says and get an external hard drive (plugs into USB port). This does have a fair cost involved if you dont need a larger hard disk.

2) Buy a small USB memory stick. They look like this

http://www.travelizmo.com/archives/Io-CELL-C2- platform.JPG

They can cost between �10 to �20. They plug into your USB slot.

Put it in the XP computer, copy the files to the USB stick, then put it in the Vista computer, and copy files off the stick onto the Vista hard disk.

3) If you have a rewriteable drive then back up your XP files to a CD or DVD. Then put in the CD or DVD in the Vista PC and copy the files off the CD or DVD onto the Vista hard disk.

I think option 3 is best because you then have a permanant backup of your files. With option 1 or 2 there is a risk the files could get deleted off the external hard drive or USB stick so it is not a permanant backup.

Making a backup to CD or DVD on a reglar basis is very important in case your computer crashes or maybe is stolen.

[perose]

vehelpfulguy, thank you very much for your help. We will give it a try.