How to transfer user accounts from Windows XP to Windows 7, Part 1

By Drew Mathers | October 12, 2015

Prepare the Windows Easy Transfer software

For this tutorial we will use a shared network drive, but a portable hard drive could also be used.

1. Click: Start

2. Click: All Programs

3. Click: Accessories

4. Click: System Tools

5. Click: Windows Easy Transfer

6. Click: Next

7. Click: An external hard disk or USB flash drive

8. Click: This is my new computer

9. Click: No

10. Click: I need to install it now

11. Click: External hard disk or shared network folder

12. Click: Network

13. Locate the shared folder you wish to use

14. Click: OK

15. Wait for the process to complete

16. Proceed to Part 2