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-===== What to Install =====+==== What to Install ====
  
 Now that you have removed a bunch of stuff that you do not need, what are you going to need?\\ Now that you have removed a bunch of stuff that you do not need, what are you going to need?\\
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 Finally, Install Java [[https://java.com/en/download/index.jsp|Download Java]]. It seems like Java updates every week. So be it. That is also why you do it last. Finally, Install Java [[https://java.com/en/download/index.jsp|Download Java]]. It seems like Java updates every week. So be it. That is also why you do it last.
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-===== Copying Your Old Stuff =====+==== Copying Your Old Stuff ====
  
-When you first started your new computer, you created a user account. Now create user accounts for everyone who will use the new computer. Log in as that user. This will create the Users directory with the right folders for each user. Now attach the USB device with the files from the old computer. As the Administrator or the first user created, copy the files carefully from the USB device to the appropriate folders in C:\Users\ on the new computer. You can copy them by the folder and set more than one copy job at a time. Do not be surprised if it runs much quicker than it did copying to the USB drive.+When you first started your new computer, you created a user account. Now create user accounts for everyone who will use the new computer. Log in as that user. This will create the Users directory with the right folders for each user. Now attach the USB device with the files from the old computer. As the Administrator or the first user created, copy the files carefully from the USB device to the appropriate folders in C:\Users\ on the new computer. You can copy them by the folder and set more than one copy job at a time. Do not be surprised if it runs much quicker than it did copying to the USB drive.\\ 
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 +**Are you more advanced?**\\ 
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 +For about $20.00 you can buy a hard drive external case. This will allow you to take the hard drive out of your old computer and attach it to your new computer via USB. You can then copy everything over. As a bonus, once you have everything copied over, you can delete the Windows and Program Files directories and have a nice fat USB drive to backup to.\\ 
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 +=== The Bad News === 
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 +You cannot use this method to install your old programs on the new computer. You need to run the installer for each program to install them. Sorry.\\ 
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-===== I Don't Have a CD Drive, How do I Load Software? =====+==== I Don't Have a CD Drive, How do I Load Software? ====
  
 With a USB drive. Get a USB drive with at least 1Gb of free space. It is pretty hard to find anything else these days. Using a computer with a CD drive, insert the USB drive and open it in 'My Computer.' Now insert the installer CD in your CD drive. **Do not start the installer!** Open 'My Computer' again and right click on the CD drive and choose explore. You should see all of the files on the CD. Copy all of the files from the CD to the USB drive. While the files are coping, create a text file on the USB drive and write the serial number in the text file. You can now install the program to the netbook without a CD drive. With a USB drive. Get a USB drive with at least 1Gb of free space. It is pretty hard to find anything else these days. Using a computer with a CD drive, insert the USB drive and open it in 'My Computer.' Now insert the installer CD in your CD drive. **Do not start the installer!** Open 'My Computer' again and right click on the CD drive and choose explore. You should see all of the files on the CD. Copy all of the files from the CD to the USB drive. While the files are coping, create a text file on the USB drive and write the serial number in the text file. You can now install the program to the netbook without a CD drive.