Windows Easy Transfer is included with all versions of Windows 7, but since the computer you’re migrating from may not have it, you’ll first need to download Easy Transfer on the old PC.

Belkin has long been on the forefront of transfer cables. Just two years ago, the company developed the Easy Transfer Cable, which made it possible to transfer from XP to Vista.

The Easy Transfer Cable, as Mary Jo notes, is one choice for making the physical connection between old and new PC. Again, this is an option that companies like LapLink have offered for a while.

This program offers a variety of methods to transfer data, including transfer via USB drive, the Internet and a special Microsoft Easy Transfer cable.

Back in the older versions of Windows, there used to be a handy feature called Windows Easy Transfer that painlessly guided the process of migrating files and settings from one computer to another ...

Windows Easy Transfer is included with all versions of Windows 7, but since the computer you’re migrating from may not have it, you’ll first need to download Easy Transfer on the old PC.