From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ntw6s-0007I8-RS for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:52:59 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 01277E088D; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:52:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFD8BE088D for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:52:24 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.51,292,1267401600"; d="scan'208";a="183297612" Received: from 213-152-39-90.dsl.eclipse.net.uk (HELO compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org) ([213.152.39.90]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 23 Mar 2010 04:52:23 +0000 Received: from funf.stroller.uk.eu.org (funf.stroller.uk.eu.org [192.168.1.71]) by compaq.stroller.uk.eu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4061A128A4 for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:52:23 +0000 (GMT) Message-Id: <22958C5B-B29B-42EC-A514-F20FB58062EE@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> From: Stroller To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: help Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:52:23 +0000 References: <201003201803.12902.info@i-vartai.lt> <201003201902.04992.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> <92ad22481003201055v3750a2a4p1a6e71a7cd6c638a@mail.gmail.com> <1269112138.12780.86.camel@camille.espersunited.com> <4BA53409.8050304@gmail.com> <58965d8a1003220954m4ca2fad6m26ac632b1a55a35e@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-Archives-Salt: 41ea0ecd-179d-468f-a0e6-0cba7321c102 X-Archives-Hash: 0088afbf5a6377cc479bbc6a28ae222b On 22 Mar 2010, at 17:05, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 03/22/2010 06:54 PM, Paul Hartman wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Stroller >> wrote: >>> >>> I was very impressed by Windows 7 recently. I installed it for a >>> customer >>> and it seems wonderful. I even considered trying it myself, but I >>> realised >>> that the inability to copy settings from one profile or machine to >>> another >>> is a *complete* deal-breaker to me. >> >> [OT] >> >> In Windows XP it was called "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard". It >> could be run from the Windows install CD or maybe it was installed as >> well. You ran it on the source machine, then on the target machine >> and >> it did its magic. It even carried over individual apps settings for >> supported products (microsoft, adobe, etc). Did they get rid of that >> tool in later versions of Windows? > > No, it's still there (and improved). No idea why Stroller couldn't > find it. I was given to believe it doesn't work under all circumstances. http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup/msg/4d069a4865067bad It's not something I've had the time yet to dedicate to testing. Stroller.