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. On the new (Windows 7) computer: 1 1. Click: Start 2 2. Click: All Programs 3 3. Click: Accessories 4 4. Click: System Tools 5 5. Click: Windows Easy Transfer 6 6. Click: Next 7 7. Click: An external hard disk or USB flash drive 8 8. Click: This is my new computer 9 9. Click: No 10 10. Click: I need to install it now 11 11. Click: External hard disk or shared network folder 12 12. Click: Network 13 13. Locate the shared folder you wish to use 14 14. Click: OK 15 15. Wait for the process to complete 16 16. Proceed to Part 2 Posted in Intermediate