Computer World. Матросова Т.А. - 87 стр.

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bookmarks. Then you can move this external drive over to your new computer and
copy everything to that new machine's main hard disk. But this procedure still won't
transfer your programs, and it can be costly.
So for most people, the best option lies in so-called migration products –
combinations of software and cables. To use these products, you install the software
on both computers, connect the machines with one of the included cables and select
the stuff you want to move. The software does the rest.
Unfortunately, these products have a spotty track record, mainly because the
cables don't always work well. The best type is a special USB cable with a bulbous
section in the middle containing some transfer circuitry. But while all recent personal
computers have USB ports, some older models don't. So some of these products also
come with a so-called parallel cable, the kind used by old-fashioned printers. The
trouble is, some new computers no longer come with a parallel port built in, since all
new printers use USB.
A third kind of cable is a special type for Ethernet networking called a crossover
cable. This theoretically works on all PCs that have an Ethernet networking port. But
using it properly for file transfers requires c+hanging detailed networking settings in
Windows, a procedure beyond the ability of most users.
In the past, I've recommended a product called Alohabob's PC Relocator Ultra
Control, from Eisenworld ($69.95). It's the only consumer migration product that can
transfer programs as well as files and settings. But the company recently dropped the
superior USB cable from PC Relocator, claiming users had trouble with it. Instead,
the product now comes with an Ethernet crossover cable – which the manual warns
requires networking knowledge to use – and a special «high speed» parallel cable.
Unfortunately, however, this special parallel cable also requires too much
technical skill, in my view. You have to go into the computer's very guts – the setup
menu accessible only before Windows launches – and change a setting to make it
work.
I recently tested PC Relocator and couldn't get either cable to work. The
program succeeded only when I borrowed a USB cable from the box of a competing
program, Detto's IntelliMover. And even then, PC Relocator reported that it couldn't
transfer many of the programs on the old machine, and at least one of the programs it
did transfer didn't work right.
A second program I tested, Miramar Systems' Desktop DNA Professional,
comes with only the network crossover cable ($39 without the cable; $49 with the
cable). No average mainstream user would be able to perform the Windows network
configuration required to make this cable work. And despite my own networking
knowledge, I couldn't do it either.
By contrast, IntelliMover worked like a charm. It set up easily, the included
USB cable worked smoothly and quickly, and all the files and settings I selected were
transferred perfectly. For PCs that can't use the USB cable, IntelliMover is also
available with a parallel cable, which is slow but doesn't demand any setting changes
($49.95 with parallel cable; $59.95 with USB).

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