Migrate settings from vista to windows 8

Select This is my new PC. Plug in the external storage drive, and then select Yes. Locate where you saved the Easy Transfer file, and then click Open. Enter the password that you specified in Step 1G, and then click Next. After you make selections, click Save. Note To map user accounts or to map drives, click Advanced Options. Click Transfer. After the transfer finishes, click See what was transferred to view the Windows Easy Transfer reports.

Click See a list of apps you might want to install on your new PC to see the programs that are installed on your old computer. Click Close to close the Windows Easy Transfer wizard. Restart the computer. To install Windows 8 apps on the domain-joined computer, follow these steps: On the Start screen, click Store.

Click the apps that you want to install, and then click Install. Thanks for your feedback. I recently got a new computer with the windows 8. So, I want to transfer my files from Windows Vista to Windows 8.

I wish to know, short of copying all the files i want onto a flashdrive manually, how can i move my files from Vista to 8. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.

I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Rajesh Govind. Hope this is helpful.

How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. B E Wang. In reply to Rajesh Govind's post on December 9, Why is Microsoft making file transfer from Vista and earlier systems so difficult? I'd NOT choose Win 8.