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How to transfer user accounts from Windows XP to Windows 7, Part 3

By Drew Mathers | October 14, 2015

Back up the user accounts

 

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

On the old (Windows XP) computer:

1

Click: Start

1. Click: Start

2

Click: My Computer

2. Click: My Computer

3

Find the location where you stored Windows Easy Transfer in Part 1

3. Find the location where you stored Windows Easy Transfer in Part 1

4

Double-click: Windows Easy Transfer

4. Double-click: Windows Easy Transfer

5

Click: Run

5. Click: Run

6

Wait for the process to begin

6. Wait for the process to begin

7

Click: Next

7. Click: Next

8

Click: An external hard disk or USB flash drive

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

9

Click: This is my old computer

9. Click: This is my old computer

10

Wait for the process to complete

10. Wait for the process to complete

11

Uncheck: Transfer Admin

11. Uncheck: Transfer Admin

12

Click: Next

12. Click: Next

13

Add and confirm a password (optional)

13. Add and confirm a password (optional)

14

Click: Save

14. Click: Save

15

Chose a network or external drive to store the backed up user accounts

15. Chose a network or external drive to store the backed up user accounts

16

Customize the filename (optional)

16. Customize the filename (optional)

17

Click: Save

17. Click: Save

18

Wait for the process to complete

18. Wait for the process to complete

19

Click: Next

19. Click: Next

20

Click: Next

20. Click: Next

21

Click: Close

21. Click: Close

22

Windows-7-Easy-Transfer-XP-3-22

22. Proceed to Part 4

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