From: Vincent Poy (vince_at_mail.MCESTATE.COM)
Date: Tue Jan 05 1999 - 03:35:31 EST
On Sun, 3 Jan 1999, Randal Whittle wrote:
> At 04:33 PM 1/3/99 -0800, you wrote:
> > Right now I have a 385ED and I'm planning to get a more powerful
> >ThinkPad with a Pentium II processor... Is there a easy way to transfer
> >all the data from my current machine to the new ThinkPad easily?
>
> I swear by (not *at*) LapLink. I have version 7.5, but I think a recent
> upgrade came out--but I'm happy with what I've got, so I have no desire to
> upgrade.
>
> My preferred method is by Ethernet (LapLink works over TCP/IP *and* IPX
> protocols), and I happen to have 2 Ethernet cards to do it with from laptop
> to laptop, else I could use my desktop machine as intermediary. But if you
> get the appropriate version of Laplink, you'll get cables with it to go by
> parallel port (*much* slower). You could probably also do it by USB (I
> think the newer version supports that), assuming your current/old TP has a
> USB port.
>
> But...problem: It works to transfer all your data & whatnot, but
> transferring your OS and applications is somewhat more problematic, since
> registry entries & etc. have to be transferred to. In many cases you can
> export & import the appropriate registry keys, but since so many
> applications also install additional files in the Win or System
> directories, it's usually a lot easier to just stick the install CD into
> the new machine and do a quick install. With 20X and higher CD drives
> these days, its very quick to do so anyway--back when 2x and 4x was the
> norm, I'd have argued that complete re-installs were questionable if you
> were quick with the other method, but now...just re-install. You'll be
> happier with the ease *and* the speed.
>
> It ain't too bad...I've done it many times. :-)
Hmmm, thanks for the input. What's the difference between LapLink
and PCAnywhere? Anyways, I was wondering if assuming I bought a better
notebook, can I just remove the 385ED Hard Drive and then make a sector by
sector copy of the drive and will it work with the new system since I
installed win98 on my own and then installed the drivers provided by IBM.
Cheers,
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