The File and Settings Transfer wizard is a great tool for the PC user who is especially weary about change. This transfer wizard will capture all of your files and settings and allow you to by either a direct cable connection or over a network connection. For the average user the network transfer might be a little hard to understand at first but as long as you know your way around My Network Places you should be able to browse to a shared folder over a network. For direct cable connection I would suggest a dual male ended USB cable. Windows will auto detect the connection once it is made. Once the transfer is complete then all you need to do is run the file and settings transfer wizard from the new PC and it will auto-migrate your data into the new PC.

Microsoft has an alternative method of transferring your files and settings. They have a program now called the Windows Easy Transfer.