Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Windows 8.1 and Easy Transfer

I just wanted to transfer a user's settings from his laptop to archive, so that I would be able to restore them... if required.  (Laptop got a virus...)

Windows 8.1 doesn't allow for user transfer anymore... it isn't supported.

A quick search on the internet: https://www.google.com/search?q=windows+8.1+easy+transfer&oq=windows+8.1

gave me several articles that told me that Windows Easy Transfer was deprecated by Microsoft, and that only reading legacy archives is supported.

So, I grabbed a version from Windows 7.

Just make sure you're using x86 for 32 bit and x64 for the other.

worked.

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