Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

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I've had this problem myself before, fairly recently in fact.

I did solve it... I just can't quite remember how, though!! I seem to recall
I just tried again and again and again.... (I really needed a licence key
stored in a txt file on my old My Docs!) and eventually it worked out of the
blue.

I've learned not to use the File and Settings Transfer Wizard for next time
though.... I just store everything remotely now anyway and barely anything to
my local machine. Saves all the hassle if I have to do another rebuild!!

Hope this helps.

"Guy Smith" wrote:

> I have created the files on the old computer. On my new set-up ticked 'I do
> not need the wizard. I have already collected the files and settings' then
> on the next screen selected 'other' and browsed to the USMT2.UNC folder.
> Clicked on next and it comes back and says "the location does not contain
> stored info".
> I have tried it : Via the network, via an external HD, from the C: drive and
> the same files on another PC. All the same answer. What am I doing wrong
> please?
> In the specified directory there are two files called Status(1KB) and
> IMG0000(1806MB).
> I have not registered the XP installation.
> Does the old and new user name have to be the same? I tried that - It seems
> not to matter.
>
>
>

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Lys <Lys@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I've learned not to use the File and Settings Transfer Wizard for next time
>though.... I just store everything remotely now anyway and barely anything to
>my local machine. Saves all the hassle if I have to do another rebuild!!
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>

See my response to the original post.

By using a \Transfer folder to store the accumulated data I have never
repeat never had FASTW fail to import the saved data.

And I regularly do data transfers for customers as part of my computer
business.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
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