Transfer from Vista 32 bit to Vista 64 bit

[Guest Question Mark?]

I wanted to transfer files and programs from my old computer which is running

Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit to a new computer running Windows Vista

Home Premium 64-bit. Easy Transfer will not allow it as the 64-bit computer

cannot locate the cable or the drivers for the cable. And I attempted to use

PCMover by iolo, but it does not support the 64-bit system.

Is it possible to do such a transfer and how?

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Transfer from Vista 32 bit to Vista 64 bit

 

No, it is not.

 

I assume you are using the WET Companion

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=39F724EB-4E37-4BE0-ADFC-786786E73E50&displaylang=en&clcid=0x409

not WET itself.

 

The notes for the WET Companion are explicit that only transfers from XP to

Vista are supported. Vista to Vista is not. As it says on the Download

Details page, "Easy Transfer Companion only transfers programs from a

Windows XP-based PC to a Windows Vista-based PC."

 

And again, under system requirements,

 

"System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista; Windows XP

Two physical PCs. The old PC must be running Windows XP SP2 and the new PC

must be running Windows Vista – both in U.S. English."

 

You can use WET itself to transfer your files and settings from Vista to

Vista (x86 to x64 is supported) but you will have to reinstall your apps.

 

 

"Question Mark?" <Question Mark?@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I wanted to transfer files and programs from my old computer which is

>running

> Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit to a new computer running Windows Vista

> Home Premium 64-bit. Easy Transfer will not allow it as the 64-bit

> computer

> cannot locate the cable or the drivers for the cable. And I attempted to

> use

> PCMover by iolo, but it does not support the 64-bit system.

> Is it possible to do such a transfer and how?

[Guest Question Mark?]

RE: Transfer from Vista 32 bit to Vista 64 bit

 

 

I made a mistake the program PCMover is by LapLink.

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Transfer from Vista 32 bit to Vista 64 bit

 

Better use the Live Chat support option. The FAQ and the knowledgebase did

not yeild any results on this issue.

 

The issue might be that the software needs to move programs to the Program

Files (x86) folder rather than the expected Program Files folder. It also

needs to handle the x64 registry correctly.

 

"Question Mark?" <QuestionMark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>

> I made a mistake the program PCMover is by LapLink.

[Guest Dennis Pack]

Re: Transfer from Vista 32 bit to Vista 64 bit

 

Question Mark?:

As Colin noted that when migrating 32-bit to or from 64-bit the

programs have to be re-installed because of conflicts with program files and

program files (x86), XP 32-bit doesn't know that program files (x86) exists.

After the programs are installed PCsync works for transferring the files

using a crossover RJ45 cable (NIT cable) creating a local network. Have a

great day.

 

--

Dennis Pack

XP x64 SP2, Vista Enterprise x64

WHS, Office Professional Plus 2007

"Question Mark?" <Question Mark?@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:717A1CC8-FF2A-4326-8BCB-E1CC9F5AE97C@microsoft.com...

>I wanted to transfer files and programs from my old computer which is

>running

> Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit to a new computer running Windows Vista

> Home Premium 64-bit. Easy Transfer will not allow it as the 64-bit

> computer

> cannot locate the cable or the drivers for the cable. And I attempted to

> use

> PCMover by iolo, but it does not support the 64-bit system.

> Is it possible to do such a transfer and how?