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March 15, 2007 at 03:58 AM
vaibhav srivastava

Windows Easy Transfer Companion “Windows Vista”

by vaibhav srivastava . Updated 17 years, 7 months ago

Hi Everyone,
I was looking through the WETC in Windows Vista and could find these information about it.

The Windows Easy Transfer Companion (WETC) is a program that you can use to help transfer programs from a computer that is running Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) to a computer that is running Windows Vista. WETC does not replace Windows Easy Transfer. Instead, WETC is an independent program that complements Windows Easy Transfer. You can use WETC to transfer many kinds of programs between two computers that are connected by an Easy Transfer Cable or by a network connection.

System requirements
WETC has the following system requirements:? You must have the following two physical computers:? The source computer must be running an x86-based version of Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2).
? The destination computer must be running an x86-based version of Windows Vista.
Note Both computers must be running the U.S. English version of Windows.
? At least 200 megabytes (MB) of hard disk space must be available.
? To use WETC, you must log on as an administrator.

How to use Windows Easy Transfer Companion
1. Install WETC on both the Windows XP-based computer and the Windows Vista-based computer.
2. Connect the computers together by using an Easy Transfer Cable or by making a network connection.
3. Run the WETC program on the Windows XP-based computer.
4. Run the WETC program on the Windows Vista-based computer.
5. Follow the instructions in the WETC program to transfer the programs from the Windows XP-based computer to the Windows Vista-based computer.

Best practices for performing a program transfer
We recommend that you consider the following list of best practices when you transfer programs from Windows XP to Windows Vista:? Run an antivirus program to scan each computer before you start the program transfer operation.
? If you are transferring programs to or from a mobile PC, connect the mobile PC to a power source before you perform the program transfer operation.
? Verify that the programs that you want to transfer work correctly before you perform the transfer operation.
? Configure the drives on the destination computer so that they match the configuration of the source computer.
? After the program transfer has completed successfully, let WETC perform the post-transfer steps before you start to use the destination computer.

Anybody has any more information about it?

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