Windows 10: Best way to upgrade software/data to new computer

Discus and support Best way to upgrade software/data to new computer in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi all, I hope you can help me....my mom is in need of a new laptop. Her existing laptop, a Dell Precision m6500, is giving up the ghost, I think the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by awalt, Feb 6, 2019.

  1. awalt Win User

    Best way to upgrade software/data to new computer


    Hi all, I hope you can help me....my mom is in need of a new laptop. Her existing laptop, a Dell Precision m6500, is giving up the ghost, I think the system board or video card is bad, it just shuts down with no notice intermittently, even with nothing being done on the computer. (I checked cpu temps etc.). Anyway, it's time to get a new one, my problem is, she has a lot of very old apps, and she has data stored everywhere without any organization, so moving her apps and data to a new computer will be a very labor intensive, error-prone task. I have not done a Windows migration that was not just an upgrade on the same computer since the Windows 7 days, so I am hoping/praying lol that there is some reliable way, third party or otherwise, that I can migrate all her apps and data to a new computer without reinstalling everything one by one. It's worth it for me to spend a little money if Windows 10 doesn't directly support a nice migration to a new computer, ie buying some backup or migration software if it's reliable.

    Do you have a recommendation? Thank you in advance for your thoughts!

    :)
     
    awalt, Feb 6, 2019
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  2. Aquinus Win User

    Computer Won't Reboot - AMD Data Change...Updata New Data to DMI

    If he is getting stuck at verifying DMI pool data, that means his BIOS isn't finishing the POST process before it's hanging up. Although I'm confused now because he said he tried re-installing windows which would indicate that the machine is getting through the entire POST process.

    I'm confused now. I think we need a better, more descriptive version of what exactly is happening.

    Maybe a full step by step process of what is happening?
     
    Aquinus, Feb 6, 2019
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  3. Help! Data partition not showing under my computer

    This is happening on a windows 2000 server. Our second partition of the system, for data is not showing under my computer. Here are the properties of it in disk management:


    Best way to upgrade software/data to new computer partition.jpg


    Now under logical drives its listed as F and shows free space available.

    Suggestions on how to fix this?
     
    Hybrid_theory, Feb 6, 2019
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  4. Best way to upgrade software/data to new computer

    Video card or RAM need upgrading?

    Memtest: no errors after 10 hrs.
    I'm going to perform the Primetest, later on. Get back to you on that.
    I'm going to take it step by step, guys. I need to find the problem with this current computer. I might have to upgrade some components, so that it is still runnable. As for the new one, yes....i will build on it later. I need to find something decent 'gaming experience', all suggestions appreciated. THanks.
     
    itsmeitsme, Feb 6, 2019
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