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How do i move all my word documents to new computer
I purchased another cmputer and loaded Word and registered the copy. Now I
want to take all the Word files from the old computer and move them to the new computer perferably all at once. Is that possible or How would I do that? |
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That depends entirely on your operating system and setup, which you
didn't tell us anything about. In most cases you can plug the two together to create a temporary network to pass the files. Of if you're on a network, just link to each other and pass the file. Or burn then to a CD if you have a burner and pass them. Or grab a ton of floppies and start copying. More details are needed to provide you with a decent answer. Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified Editor/TechTrax Ezine Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:41:11 -0800, "Mike Bertrand" Mike wrote: I purchased another cmputer and loaded Word and registered the copy. Now I want to take all the Word files from the old computer and move them to the new computer perferably all at once. Is that possible or How would I do that? |
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If you can't connect the computers for file transfer, you'll just have to
copy the docs to a common media (i.e., floppy disk, CD, Zip disk) & then copy them to the new system. LOL |:) "Mike Bertrand" wrote: I purchased another cmputer and loaded Word and registered the copy. Now I want to take all the Word files from the old computer and move them to the new computer perferably all at once. Is that possible or How would I do that? |
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You move the files just like you move any files. Find them, copy them, paste
them in the new computer. Your word customizations and settings, though, are a different matter. See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm for a list of the files and settings to save before you migrate. You may also want to look at http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm to get ideas on putting your customizations into a more mobile file. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Mike Bertrand" Mike wrote in message ... I purchased another cmputer and loaded Word and registered the copy. Now I want to take all the Word files from the old computer and move them to the new computer perferably all at once. Is that possible or How would I do that? |
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As you can probably tell, I'm not computer savy. My O/S is Windows XP. I have
read where you can hook the computers together through the network. Is this done through a USB cable? If not how is this done. Is there any recommended reading that you would suggest how to transfere files. I'm not sure of what setup refers to!Thank-You "Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote: That depends entirely on your operating system and setup, which you didn't tell us anything about. In most cases you can plug the two together to create a temporary network to pass the files. Of if you're on a network, just link to each other and pass the file. Or burn then to a CD if you have a burner and pass them. Or grab a ton of floppies and start copying. More details are needed to provide you with a decent answer. Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified Editor/TechTrax Ezine Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:41:11 -0800, "Mike Bertrand" Mike wrote: I purchased another cmputer and loaded Word and registered the copy. Now I want to take all the Word files from the old computer and move them to the new computer perferably all at once. Is that possible or How would I do that? |
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Networking for just this purpose is overkill. There used to be a program you
could get for linking computers. It made it very simple. I don't remember, the name anymore, though. Do not plug a regular USB cord into two computers, though, without specific instructions to do so from someone who knows what they are doing. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Mike Bertrand" wrote in message ... As you can probably tell, I'm not computer savy. My O/S is Windows XP. I have read where you can hook the computers together through the network. Is this done through a USB cable? If not how is this done. Is there any recommended reading that you would suggest how to transfere files. I'm not sure of what setup refers to!Thank-You "Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote: That depends entirely on your operating system and setup, which you didn't tell us anything about. In most cases you can plug the two together to create a temporary network to pass the files. Of if you're on a network, just link to each other and pass the file. Or burn then to a CD if you have a burner and pass them. Or grab a ton of floppies and start copying. More details are needed to provide you with a decent answer. Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified Editor/TechTrax Ezine Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 08:41:11 -0800, "Mike Bertrand" Mike wrote: I purchased another cmputer and loaded Word and registered the copy. Now I want to take all the Word files from the old computer and move them to the new computer perferably all at once. Is that possible or How would I do that? |
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As the others have suggested, some form of removable media is the usual way.
Since you have a USB port, you may find that a USB flash (thumb, jump) drive may have sufficient capacity to store all your documents (though it might require several passes). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Mike Bertrand" Mike wrote in message ... I purchased another cmputer and loaded Word and registered the copy. Now I want to take all the Word files from the old computer and move them to the new computer perferably all at once. Is that possible or How would I do that? |
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