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Hi there.
Forgive my being obtuse here but what does this actually DO that Windows explorer or a program like Acronis can't do already ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE FASTER using a usb stick / drive (and you get a backup too)-- you aren't copying APPLICATIONS but only DATA (inc music etc)
This IMO can be accomplished far more easily and quickly via these sorts of programs -- also by using something like a USB stick / drive you've also got a BACKUP too of your files / data.
The laplink method over any sort of network - using Wireless which is what I would imagine most people who would probably use the laplink method will take HOURS if not days - assuming they have any sort of decent size video / music collections.
Ms would have done far better to have come to an arrangement with Acronis / Macrium or whatever to provide a limited free version of these programs (rather like you get when buying some types of external USB portable drives).
Technical users or most users on these forums will probably have LAN (wired connections) but the average joe will be reliant on Wi-Fi -- and even with a decent Wi-Fi system try and see how long it takes to copy 300 GB data for example.
Incidentally in any case - even on an XP system you should ALWAYS HAVE BACKUP -- and if you already have backed up your data simply restore it to the new machine (Data here - not applications as this process isn't for upgrading the OS).
Seems to me this hobbled laplink software is about as useful as a chocolate teapot. They obviously want you to buy the PRO version which works with a cable --even here though IMO you are better off with a decent backup program.
(Finally in any case you can use IE itself for FTP if you really want to copy files from one computer to another using this type of method - or even any old free FTP program so the whole piece of software is totally redundant anyway. However using a transfer via a USB stick / drive is simply the quickest and easiest for most people and this of course doesn't require any sort of LAN and can be done without having to connect the computers together (another sort of issue for non technical people).
Cheers
jimbo