Easy Transfer Missing

[jsquareg]

When I typed 'easytransfer' in the start menu search box Windows Easy Transfer did not show up as it did in the past. However, migwiz.exe is in C:\Windows\System32 right where I think it is suppose to be and it does an 'Old Machine' transfer just fine.

It took a bit of searching to find the name of Easy Transfer and locating it and I'm sure I will have forgotten its name and location by the time I want to use it again. Can someone tell me how I can get the Start Search box to find it for me again?

Thank you very much.

 

[richc46]

click on start menu, bottom left of your screen. Type in what you are looking for and like magic you will find it. Good luck and enjoy. Let us know how u make out.

 

[bobtran]

Start -> All programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> "Windows Easy Transfer"

Alternately type "Windows Easy Transfer" in the search field.

 

[jsquareg]

Thank you.

That is exactly what I did and it didn't appear. The closest thing was 'Easy Transfer Reports' from previous uses of Easy Transfer. No Windows Easy Transfer that I got previously.

 

[richc46]

Go to microsoft site. I think you can download from there.

 

[bobtran]

you have to type "WINDOWS easy transfer" including Windows and the spaces.

 

[jsquareg]

Start -> All programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> "Windows Easy Transfer"

Alternately type "Windows Easy Transfer" in the search field.

Thank you very much

The All Programs route yielded only Windows Easy Transfer Reports like happened using the search field method. Go figure!

 

[richc46]

Try MS site. see above

 

[bobtran]

actual path the executable is: %windir%\system32\migwiz\migwiz.exe

If it is there then make a shortcut to it. Otherwise I agree...download it from Microsoft.

 

[jsquareg]

Try MS site. see above

Thank you.

Sorry, but I'm a little dense right now after raking leaves all day and don't quite understand.

 

[jsquareg]

actual path the executable is: %windir%\system32\migwiz\migwiz.exe

If it is there then make a shortcut to it. Otherwise I agree...download it from Microsoft.

Thank you. Yep, it is right where you said it would be but still doesn't show up in either route.

Will try to download it in a while.

Thanks again.

 

[richc46]

Try MS site. see above

Thank you.

Sorry, but I'm a little dense right now after raking leaves all day and don't quite understand.

You can try bobtrans solution or you could go to microsoft.com and if you can find it, I think you can download easy transfer from there.

edit: Good, looks like you found a solution

 

[bobtran]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/default.aspx

You could also type "migwiz" in the search and then click it (it is an executable and starts the Easy Transfer wizard).

 

[jsquareg]

OK everybody. There was an eye dee ten tee error here. I keep a folder on my data drives that has shortcuts to most of the things I use fairly often and, of course, there is a short cut to that folder on my desktop. I found Easy Transfer in it with the short cut symbol. I think what happened was that I left click dragged it from All Programs\Accessories\System Tools rather than righ click dragging it and choosing 'create a shortcut here.' Either that or I right click dragged it and chose 'move here.'

Thanks to every body who pitched in and got me thinking straight.