Hello,
I got some kind of virus/malware on my old computer two weeks ago, to the extent that the computer couldn't even start successfully (it would attempt to, but it would never be able to reach the desktop - it would just keep restarting over and over). I just bought a new computer and would now like to try to transfer my files from my old hard drive of the old computer to the new computer. The Microsoft technician that I talked to said that this was possible - by making the old hard drive the "slave". However, I am uncertain on how to physically do this. I have quite a bit of experience on the software side - programming, etc., but very little with hardware - so I was wondering if anyone here could guide me on how to do it, or show me a webpage that explains this. I've tried to look for some pages on Google, but I couldn't find anything that was clear and applicable. Both computers are Dell, the old one I bought in 2007 and is Vista, the new one is Windows 7. I appreciate your help.
I got some kind of virus/malware on my old computer two weeks ago, to the extent that the computer couldn't even start successfully (it would attempt to, but it would never be able to reach the desktop - it would just keep restarting over and over). I just bought a new computer and would now like to try to transfer my files from my old hard drive of the old computer to the new computer. The Microsoft technician that I talked to said that this was possible - by making the old hard drive the "slave". However, I am uncertain on how to physically do this. I have quite a bit of experience on the software side - programming, etc., but very little with hardware - so I was wondering if anyone here could guide me on how to do it, or show me a webpage that explains this. I've tried to look for some pages on Google, but I couldn't find anything that was clear and applicable. Both computers are Dell, the old one I bought in 2007 and is Vista, the new one is Windows 7. I appreciate your help.