InformationWeek - Computer users who buy a new Windows 7 PC will have an easier time transferring files from their old machines thanks to improved file transfer tools included in Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s next operating system.
An enhanced version of Windows Easy Transfer, native to Windows 7, allows users to port files, user accounts, and application settings from a Windows XP or Windows Vista system to a Windows 7-based PC in just a few steps, according to Microsoft officials.
"The first thing people will likely notice about the new version of Windows Easy Transfer is that it has an updated, cleaner, and much simpler UI," said Brandon LeBlanc, Microsoft's in-house Windows blogger, in a post Tuesday.
"The new version of Windows Easy Transfer detects all user profiles on a single PC and allows customers to pick and choose which of the user profiles they want to transfer from," Leblanc said.
That allows, say, parents who buy a new computer to easily transfer over only their files and settings while leaving the kids' apps and games intact on the older machine. "It permits users to 'split' a PC," said Leblanc.
Microsoft on Tuesday made a nearly final version of Windows 7 available to the general public.
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