Old WinXP PC to New Win7 machine

[ttothe]

Hi, do I really need an 'Easy Transfer Cable for Windows 7' when I get my new machine?
If I have all my pictures, music, video files on an external HD, I can just connect it to my new Win7 PC right?
But what about transferring programs? Not sure what else I would need to transfer over to the new PC.
Any help is very appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Jonmor68]

No you don't need a cable, you can use W7 ETW to save files and settings to a second drive, cd/dvd or USB stick.
Insert the W7 DVD.
Browse to the DVD drive on your computer and click migsetup.exe in the Support\Migwiz directory
Run the W7 ETW.

 

[enzo matrix]

For the programs, you would need to reinstall them on your new machine.

 

[Jonmor68]

Thank's for adding that, I forgot to mention reinstalation of programs.

 

[ttothe]

Thanks for the info. I will connect my external HD to my new PC, hope it connects without any hassle, and transfer my files...and re-install any programs.