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How To Transfer Programs From Old Computer To New Computer

April 4th, 2010



If you are looking at just transferring files from XP to Vista or from your old computer to your new computer you have many different options. One of which is the free easy data transfer tool built into Windows XP and Vista. This easy data transfer tool is not hard to use and does transfer over files and user settings. You can always just manually do the data transfer as well but if you go that route you will not be able to transfer over the user settings from your old system to the new. The overall cost to use the easy data transfer wizard depends on what method you use to transfer over the files. If your using a network then you have no additional costs. If you use a CD or an external media device then you have the cost of the CD’s or the USB hard drive.

But How do I transfer over programs to my new Computer

The Windows easy transfer wizard will not transfer over programs. If you want to transfer over your old data you will need to purchase software to do this. This type of software is not all too expensive. Most people can purchase this for a round 59 bucks. You may also want to get an easy transfer cable as well if you do not have a network or USB hard drive to back the data onto. With the easy data transfer cable you can just sync the two computers together using the data transfer software and in a few clicks the transfer will start. The time it takes will vary widely on how much data you have. It may take 20 minutes or even 3 hours if you have a ton of music and pictures. To sum it up here there is no free way to transfer programs from one computer to another.

There are some important things to consider when transferring over programs. For instance if you have XP and are moving to Vista then you will want to make sure the programs you are moving will work with Vista. Most printers need to updated software to work with Vista. Office programs will work just fine and most anti-irus program will as well. You should always check first. If you do not check you can always just uninstall the program if it does not work.

By: Jacob Erdei

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Home Network Security Revealed

December 22nd, 2009

Some home computer users have become experts without knowing it. Just a short time ago terms such as “wireless” and “router” were only known by computer professionals and experts. Not so any more. These days switches, hubs, Ethernet cards, firewalls, routers, and other buzzwords related to networking have become common in many homes.

Vendors have created new sources of income for themselves by making the installation of network devices cost efficient and easy. This is great value to home PC users by allowing more than one home computer to share resources with others without having to move the files physically or having to move the connections on printers. The entire family can now use one network to connect to the Internet, many times without having to drag wires all around the house.

The one thing that home users are lacking is education is how to secure themselves from hackers.

However, there is no need to panic. Settings that come from the vendor are very good. Now, here’s a bit of guidance…

A common acronym for computer experts is “RTFM”. You can just ignore the middle letter for now. The first letter stands for “read”, the T for “the” and the last letter stands for “Manual”. Doing this will give you information about standard settings that are useful about configuration. Don’t forget to reread it.

PORTS FOR ROUTERS

The first thing that you should do is change your password. You should also rename the account for the administrator. This is because the next person who bought the same computer model as you did has the same information and might not be as trustworthy as you would like to think.

A standard port of HTTP is Port 80. This port is needed if you plan on browsing the Internet. A port is number for the network that is used by software to keep track of Internet traffic. You’ll need to have this port open for IP addresses and any ranges that are going out of your computer. By doing this only those computers you know can generate any Internet traffic on your home network.

If you get your IP address in an automatic fashion the above tip will won’t be useful for you. For example, most use DHCP. However, there are other service providers who will let you buy one static IP address for the router. It’s this address that should have access going out to the Internet. » Read more: Home Network Security Revealed

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Why Should You Add a Network Printer to Your Home Computer Network?

October 16th, 2009

Why should you add a network printer to your home computer network?

Forget about the invention of the coulor television, home computers are by far the most popular invention of the century. Infact computers can substitute as a tv, dvd player, stero, a friend, and more. This is why most average households now own more than one computer and will eventually need to know how to add a network printer.

Adding a network printer to your home computer network has so many advantages. The main advantage to a network printer would be that it saves space. We all know how cluttered our houses are getting with each new gadget that comes out. Having a network printer added to your network means that you will only need one printer to service all of your computers in your house or office. There is no need for each computer to have its own printer! How great is that.

Just the mere words “adding a network printer” sounds a bit daunting to the average computer user. But let me tell you that installing a network printer yourself is extrememly easy.

To add a network printer we need:

You will need two or more computers on your home or office network, otherwise there is no point to printer sharing

 

You will need one printer installed on one of your computers on your home network. It could just be a cheap all in one printer or even a flash printer that is a stand alone network printer.

 

You need to know the computers name that the printer is installed on. Here is How to find your Computer Name. Sometimes Windows will find the network printer for you, however if it doesn’t you need to know these settings.

 

Printer Sharing has to be enabled on the computer that has the network printer physically installed on it. (Go to Control Panel>Printers Settings Icon>right click on the printer icon and choose sharing. Also create a simple name for your printer here.) Here’s how to enable printer sharing

 

You need to know the name of you shared printer. It usually is the brand of the printer which could be cannon bj3000, however I like to rename it just printer. 

 

After you have installed a network printer you will never look back. Not only do you only need one printer per household, but you also only have to restock ink and maintain that one network printer. What a bonus!




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