It can be simplified by using a bootable external drive or something similar and letting it load everything on the new PC. However, if you are like me, you probably had a few problems here and there that couldn't be found and fixed. So it's better to start with a clean slate.
I am getting a new PC at the office and my hard drive crashed on my laptop. There's nothing I can do about the laptop, but I kept it simple since it's a supporting computer rather than the main PC. I often used a remote application to connect to my desktop from the laptop. Therefore, the laptop had few loaded programs and data. I did try to make a backup of my user profile before the crash, but it was having too many problems and the backup didn't happen.
As for the work PC, here are the steps I took to prepare for moving to a new computer with the limited resources I had.
<ul><li> Ensured all my work was on the network server. I kept backups of important files on the hard drive as a safety measure after my past experience.</li>
<li>Deleted everything that I put on the hard drive.</li>
<li>Made backups of data files such as the password manager's file.</li>
<li>Took a screen shot of my Windows desktop, so I can rearrange things on the new PC to closely match the way I had things on the old PC.</li>
<li>Used Belarc Advisor to create a print out of what's loaded on the machine.</li>
<li>Changed my password to a temporary one that's nothing like my original so support could get in when I wasn't at my desk.</li>
<li>Copied the properties of specially-made shortcuts like the one I use to lock the computer with one click.</li>
<li>If you use Outlook, make notes of your preferences and options. Mine didn't get transferred.</li>
<li>If you use the Office toolbar (typically on the side or top of the screen), add the programs and folders back in based on the screen shot you took earlier. I could not remember how to change the icons in the toolbar, so here's how: right-click on the icon you wish to change, select Properties, and Change Icon.</li>
<li>Print the list of fonts loaded on your computer if you've added additional fonts.</li></ul>
<a target="_new" href="http://www.meryl.net/">Meryl K. Evans</a> is the Content Maven behind <a target="_new" href="http://www.meryl.net/blog/">meryl's notes</a>, <a target="_new" href="http://www.internetviz.com/">eNewsletter Journal, and The Remediator Security Digest</a>. She is also a PC Today columnist and a tour guide at InformIT. She is geared to tackle your editing, writing, content, and process needs. The native Texan resides in Plano, Texas, a heartbeat north of Dallas, and doesn't wear a 10-gallon hat or cowboy boots.
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