Dell Latitude D530: Setting Up Your Computer

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Setting Up Your Computer

Transferring Information to a New Computer

You can use your operating system wizards to help you transfer files and other

data from one computer to another—for example, from an old computer to a

new computer. For instructions, see the following section that corresponds to

the operating system that your computer is running.

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Microsoft

Windows

XP

The Microsoft

Windows XP operating system provides the Files and Settings

Transfer 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 bookmarks

You can transfer the data to the new computer over a network or serial

connection, 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 by

directly connecting a serial cable to the input/output (I/O) ports of the two

computers. To transfer data over a serial connection, you must access the Network

Connections utility from the Control Panel and perform additional configuration

steps, such as setting up an advanced connection and designating the host

computer 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 Cable

Connection Between Two Computers in Windows XP. This information may not be

available in certain countries.

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For transferring information to a new computer, you must run the Files and

Settings Transfer Wizard. You can use the optional Operating System media

for this process or you can create a wizard disk with the Files and Settings

Transfer Wizard.

Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard With the Operating System Media

NOTE: This procedure requires the Operating System media. This media is optional

and may not be included with certain computers.

To prepare a new computer for the file transfer:

1

Open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: click

Start

→

All Programs

→

Accessories

→

System Tools

→

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

.

2

When the

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

welcome screen appears,

click

Next

.

3

On the

Which computer is this?

screen, click

New Computer

→

Next

.

4

On the

Do you have a Windows XP CD?

screen, click

I will use the wizard

from the Windows XP CD

→

Next

.

5

When the

Now go to your old computer

screen appears, go to your old or

source computer. Do

not

click

Next

at this time.

To copy data from the old computer:

1

On the old computer, insert the Windows XP

Operating System

media.

2

On the

Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP

screen, click

Perform

additional tasks

.

3

Under

What do you want to do?

, click

Transfer files and settings

→

Next

.

4

On the

Which computer is this?

screen, click

Old Computer

→

Next

.

5

On the

Select a transfer method

screen, click the transfer method you

prefer.

6

On the

What do you want to transfer?

screen, select the items you want to

transfer and click

Next

.

After the information has been copied, the

Completing the Collection

Phase

screen appears.

7

Click

Finish

.

To transfer data to the new computer:

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1

On the

Now go to your old computer

screen on the new computer, click

Next

.

2

On the

Where are the files and settings?

screen, select the method you

chose for transferring your settings and files and click

Next

.

The wizard reads the collected files and settings and applies them to your

new computer.

When all of the settings and files have been applied, the

Finished

screen

appears.

3

Click

Finished

and restart the new computer.

Running the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Without the Operating System

Media

To run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard without the Operating System

media, you must create a wizard disk that will allow you to create a backup

image file to removable media.

To create a wizard disk, use your new computer with Windows XP and

perform the following steps:

1

Open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: click

Start

→

All Programs

→

Accessories

→

System Tools

→

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

.

2

When the

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

welcome screen appears,

click

Next

.

3

On the

Which computer is this?

screen, click

New Computer

→

Next

.

4

On the

Do you have a Windows XP CD?

screen, click

I want to create a

Wizard Disk in the following drive

→

Next.

5

Insert the removable media, such as a writable CD, and click

OK

.

6

When the disk creation completes and the

Now go to your old

computer

message appears,

do not

click

Next

.

7

Go to the old computer.

To copy data from the old computer:

1

On the old computer, insert the wizard disk.

2

Click

Start

→

Run

.

3

In the

Open

field on the

Run

window, browse to the path for

fastwiz

(on

the appropriate removable media) and click

OK

.

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4

On the

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

welcome screen, click

Next

.

5

On the

Which computer is this?

screen, click

Old Computer

→

Next

.

6

On the

Select a transfer method

screen, click the transfer method you

prefer.

7

On the

What do you want to transfer?

screen, select the items you want to

transfer and click

Next

.

After the information has been copied, the

Completing the Collection

Phase

screen appears.

8

Click

Finish

.

To transfer data to the new computer:

1

On the

Now go to your old computer

screen on the new computer, click

Next

.

2

On the

Where are the files and settings?

screen, select the method you

chose for transferring your settings and files and click

Next

. Follow the

instructions on the screen.

The wizard reads the collected files and settings and applies them to your

new computer.

When all of the settings and files have been applied, the

Finished

screen

appears.

3

Click

Finished

and restart the new computer.

NOTE: For more information about this procedure, search support.dell.com for

document #154781 (What Are The Different Methods To Transfer Files From My Old

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Computer To My New Dell™ Computer Using the Microsoft

Windows

XP

Operating System?).

NOTE: Access to the Dell™ Knowledge Base document may not be available in

certain countries.

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Microsoft Windows Vista

1

Click the Windows Vista Start button , and then click

Transfer files

and settings

→

Start Windows Easy Transfer.

2

In the

User Account Control

dialog box, click

Continue

.

3

Click

Start a new transfer

or

Continue a transfer in progress

.

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Follow the instructions provided on the screen by the Windows Easy Transfer

wizard.

Turning Off Your Computer

NOTICE: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open

programs before you turn off your computer.

1

Shut down the operating system:

a

Save and close all open files and exit all open programs.

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b

In the Microsoft

Windows

XP operating system

, click

Start

→

Shut

Down

→

Shut down

.

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In the Microsoft Windows Vista

operating system,

click the Windows

Vista Start button , click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the

Start menu as shown below, and then click

Shut Down

.

The computer turns off after the operating system shutdown process

is complete.

2

Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your

computer and attached devices did not automatically turn off when you

shut down your operating system, press and hold the power button for

about 4 seconds to turn them off.

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