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How to transfer user accounts from Windows XP to Windows 7, Part 4

By Drew Mathers | October 15, 2015

Restore the user accounts

 

  • 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

Click: Start

1. Click: Start

2

Click: All Programs

2. Click: All Programs

3

Click: Accessories

3. Click: Accessories

4

Click: System Tools

4. Click: System Tools

5

Click: Windows Easy Transfer

5. Click: Windows Easy Transfer

6

Click: Next

6. Click: Next

7

Click: An external hard disk or USB flash drive

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

8

Click: This is my new computer

8. Click: This is my new computer

9

Click: Yes

9. Click: Yes

10

Click: Network

10. Click: Network

11

Click: Click to change (if File Sharing is turned off)

11. Click: Click to change (if File Sharing is turned off)

12

Click: Turn on network discovery and file sharing (if File Sharing is turned off)

12. Click: Turn on network discovery and file sharing (if File Sharing is turned off)

13

Select the device where you stored the user accounts

13. Select the device where you stored the user accounts

14

Select the folder where you store the user accounts

14. Select the folder where you store the user accounts

15

Select the file where you stored the user accounts

15. Select the file where you stored the user accounts

16

Click: Open

16. Click: Open

17

Enter the password you created earlier (if necessary)

17. Enter the password you created earlier (if necessary)

18

Click: Next

18. Click: Next

19

Click: Transfer

19. Click: Transfer

20

Wait for the process to complete

20. Wait for the process to complete

21

Click: Close

21. Click: Close

22

Click: Restart now

22. Click: Restart now

23

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