"WhzzKdd" <frack_this@email_is.invalid> wrote:

>"Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote in message
>news:kgdq635042r1ne4f096h7s2t3otku6utnf@4ax.com.. .
>> At http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/s...hattoknow.mspx I read
>>
>> I used
>> the File & Transfer Wizard. But the new PC doesn't recognise the
>> settings I've copied across, i.e. the wizard won't run on the new PC.
>> I'm *guessing* this is because it's on SP1 and the settings were saved
>> on SP2.
>
>I believe you are correct. And it may not be just the SP2, but there is a
>later update for FAST that allows compatibility between 32 bit and 64 bit
>Windows. If that was installed, you'll have to have it back on the PC before
>you can access the data. BUT try the SP2 FAST first before adding that
>latest update.

Thanks for the various helpful follow-ups.

WhzzKdd: as you may have seen from my reply just now to Alias, I had
no joy with FAST (thanks for the acronym!) and am keen to get to the
bottom of why. Not sure I grasp this 32/64 distinction. Didn't even
know there *was* a '64 bit Windows'. When would I encounter that, or
want it? In this case, I used her 4-year old XP Home CD, then used the
266 MB SP2 WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe (which I downloaded on my
own PC).

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Terry, West Sussex, UK