Need quick help w/ PC Migration

kainoa · April 2nd, 2003

The co i work for feeds me a new machine about every 8 mos. But every time i get a new one, i have to go through the joys/hassles of migrating all my settings and stuff. I currently dont use any migration software, i sort through my drive and copy everything over the lan.

I was just wondering what method do you guys use to migrate. I have a window in my schedule so I gotta do it this afternoon. Thanks for any help!

bigcahunak · April 2nd, 2003

If its the same platform (MPX drivers, VIA drivers...) you can ghost your machine, and have it imaged to the new machine just the way it is. Usually thats not the case when you upgrade (upgrade means you moved to something new, right?).
I would just reinstall everything - looks like the safest way, and manually save your apps settings, favourits, mail settings and so one.
However, I just have to ask:
Every 8 months?

kainoa · April 2nd, 2003

Thanks for the reply. I allready started to copy everything over manually though.

And yes, every 8 months or so. We have about 80 machines in the office and still have a handfull of older ones left. However graphics/draftsmen always req the better/newer machines, so our old ones get trickled down to the engineers, planners, arch, and admin. Not quite sure if that's the best way to handle things, but im not in charge of that.

Greg Hess · April 2nd, 2003

If its a new machine, you should wipe its drive, and reinstall from scratch. Copying old win2k/winnt installs to a new machine is a horrible thing to do...just horrible....oh man.

kainoa · April 2nd, 2003

Of course. I would never imagine doing that. Im just copying settings and configs. The OS and apps are all cleanly installed.

Greg Hess · April 3rd, 2003

Every 8 months is pretty quick...

Here's what I'd do.

Invest in an external firewire Drive (or USB2.0). Create a briefcase file, or invest in a autobackup solution, which allows you to instantly backup (well not instantly) settings and files for a variety of apps.

Also invest in a DVDRW burner. 4.3 gigs holds alot of settings files/mail.

You could also considering buying a non Dell/Gateway machine, and invest in either boxxtech, or alienware instead, purchasing a system that you can UPGRADE in 8 months, instead of completely replacing.

April 2nd, 2003	#1 (permalink)
kainoa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI Age: 31 Posts: 209 Name: Jason Antonio	The co i work for feeds me a new machine about every 8 mos. But every time i get a new one, i have to go through the joys/hassles of migrating all my settings and stuff. I currently dont use any migration software, i sort through my drive and copy everything over the lan. I was just wondering what method do you guys use to migrate. I have a window in my schedule so I gotta do it this afternoon. Thanks for any help! __________________ *time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time

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kainoa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI Age: 31 Posts: 209 Name: Jason Antonio	Thanks for the reply. I allready started to copy everything over manually though. And yes, every 8 months or so. We have about 80 machines in the office and still have a handfull of older ones left. However graphics/draftsmen always req the better/newer machines, so our old ones get trickled down to the engineers, planners, arch, and admin. Not quite sure if that's the best way to handle things, but im not in charge of that. __________________ *time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time

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kainoa Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI Age: 31 Posts: 209 Name: Jason Antonio	Of course. I would never imagine doing that. Im just copying settings and configs. The OS and apps are all cleanly installed. __________________ *time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time

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bigcahunak Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Israel Age: 37 Posts: 820 Name: Itzik Kelner	If its the same platform (MPX drivers, VIA drivers...) you can ghost your machine, and have it imaged to the new machine just the way it is. Usually thats not the case when you upgrade (upgrade means you moved to something new, right?). I would just reinstall everything - looks like the safest way, and manually save your apps settings, favourits, mail settings and so one. However, I just have to ask: Every 8 months?

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Greg Hess Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: University of Maryland Age: 30 Posts: 1,012 Name: Greg Hess	If its a new machine, you should wipe its drive, and reinstall from scratch. Copying old win2k/winnt installs to a new machine is a horrible thing to do...just horrible....oh man.

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Greg Hess Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: University of Maryland Age: 30 Posts: 1,012 Name: Greg Hess	Every 8 months is pretty quick... Here's what I'd do. Invest in an external firewire Drive (or USB2.0). Create a briefcase file, or invest in a autobackup solution, which allows you to instantly backup (well not instantly) settings and files for a variety of apps. Also invest in a DVDRW burner. 4.3 gigs holds alot of settings files/mail. You could also considering buying a non Dell/Gateway machine, and invest in either boxxtech, or alienware instead, purchasing a system that you can UPGRADE in 8 months, instead of completely replacing.

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