Tag: 64-bit

Uncategorized5 Comments

Migrating Windows

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

It will happen to you. Sooner or later, the call will come and you will find yourself teetering on the edge of a new computer because your old one has slowed to a creak. I’ve been there a few times, and latterly twice. In the old days, unless you had endless CDs, more cables than Soft Mick, and complete faith in your dial-up connection, you were going to be leaving your old home with all its familiar furniture, and starting afresh with an orange box and two sundae glasses. Remember floppies? You weren’t going to get much on those. And what about your favourite programmes? … Continue reading Migrating Windows

Rate this:

tech tipsLeave a comment

Transferring libraries & playlists in iTunes

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

This applies to transfers from a Windows 7 32-bit machine to a Windows 7 64-bit machine. Accessing your playlists on a new version of iTunes: What with the iCloud acting as a server and distributing your music, books, and apps to all your devices, this should have been easy but it wasn’t. The new version happily plugged into the music I’d transferred over via WET and TMPC, but couldn’t access my iTunes library, so no playlists. Using iTunes’ own facility, you can get hold of all your purchased material by authorising your new computer (you can have a maximum of 5, not including iPhone, iPod, and iPad) … Continue reading Transferring libraries & playlists in iTunes

Rate this:

tech tipsLeave a comment

Tech tips: moving files, folders, from old PC to new PC

Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Transferring files, folders, and applications from one PC to another This applies to transfers from a Windows 7 32-bit machine to a Windows 7 64-bit machine. Windows Easy Transfer This will do a simple transfer of files, folders, and documents. It won’t move your applications (programmes). You can do it over a network but if you have a large amount of material stored and/or your network is not really zippy, it may be better to buy the cable. This may reduce the time WET estimates for the move from days (mine offered 119, at one point) to hours. You may still need to … Continue reading Tech tips: moving files, folders, from old PC to new PC

Rate this: