Windows 10: Moving data from W7 laptop to W10 laptop

Discus and support Moving data from W7 laptop to W10 laptop in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; My wife is still using a Windows 7 laptop. She resists change. It's hdd is divided into a C: W7 system partition and an E: data partition. She is now... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Curious, Nov 27, 2020.

  1. Curious Win User

    Moving data from W7 laptop to W10 laptop


    My wife is still using a Windows 7 laptop. She resists change. It's hdd is divided into a C: W7 system partition and an E: data partition.

    She is now getting a Windows 10 laptop and I need to move her data and installed programs (mostly MS office 2002, Thunderbird set up as POP with years of old emails, etc) from the old laptop to the new one.

    What's the best way for me to do this?

    I do have imaging backup software and an external HDD. But is there a better and easier way?

    Thanks.

    :)
     
    Curious, Nov 27, 2020
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  2. BobiJoBJ Win User

    W7 to W10 upgrade

    I have tried to upgrade to W10 home premium from my 64-bit W7 home premium operating system on my laptop. I checked that I meet all requirements and have tried everything anyone ever suggested. I wasted 2 days in December 2015, and still failed.

    I had no problem in March 2016 upgrading my desktop W7 Ultimate to W10, so I thought I might try again to upgrade my W7 home premium.

    I have now wasted another 2 days in March trying to upgrade the laptop. Either it is a problem with my laptop that the Windows Update Trouble-Shooter does not find, or W7 Home Premium (64) will not upgrade to W10. I give up.
     
    BobiJoBJ, Nov 27, 2020
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  3. Curious Win User
    Problems moving data from W7 to W10

    I'm moving my wife's data from her W7 laptop to a W10 laptop (W10 home 1903, build 18362.836) and I'm hitting problems. I've transferred her data fine but: 1. I cannot access her thunderbird profile which is at users/../.../roaming/Thunderbird/profiles/...... I get access denied. How do I gain access? 2. Similar thing with another program where I am told the User access control has blocked my access to this program for my protection. How do I gain access from UAC? Thank you.
     
    Curious, Nov 27, 2020
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  4. Moving data from W7 laptop to W10 laptop

    W7 access of W10 share

    On my home network W10 systems can access shares on other W10 systems, and W10 can access W7 shares. However, when W7 tries to access a W10 share, it wants a network password. I give it the user/pswd I use to log in on the W10 but that doesn't help.

    I found one place:
    https://www.thewindowsclub.com/cannot-access-shared-folder-windows
    that suggested setting HKLM...Lsa\restrictanonymous to 1
    but that didn't seem to help.

    TIA!
     
    Paul Kinzelman, Nov 27, 2020
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