N00b new laptop questions!

Knipples · 21-11-2009, 10:06

(sorry in advance!)

Ok so I have now been able to purchase my new laptop, and am in the process of setting it up.

Windows 7 so far looks very s****y, its asking me about windows easy transfer so I can get favourites and music etc off the old laptop onto the new one, has anyone used this before?

Also my first n00b question is about I tunes. I have a very old ipod which is completely full and as a result my itunes holds more songs than I have on my ipod because my ipod just can't take anymore. How do I transfer all of my i-tunes over to the new computer when they aren't all on the ipod?

Also I have a 30 day free trial of McAfee, but am just gonna scrap that and get my usual avast on the new one, yes?

More questions will come i'm sure.

Edit. why wont it let me type Sw anky?

leowyatt · 21-11-2009, 10:13

Your old library on your old laptop, does it have all the music that is on your ipod? Or do you have a mix of stuff on the iPod which isn't in the iTunes library?

Knipples · 21-11-2009, 10:14

Everything on the old laptop i tunes is everything I want to copy. I haven't ever registered with itunes though if that makes a difference.

Mark · 21-11-2009, 10:18

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Originally Posted by Knipples

(sorry in advance!)

No need to be sorry. Ask away.

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Ok so I have now been able to purchase my new laptop, and am in the process of setting it up.

Windows 7 so far looks very s****y, its asking me about windows easy transfer so I can get favourites and music etc off the old laptop onto the new one, has anyone used this before?

No, but it's supposed to be decent. As long as you keep stuff within 'My Documents' etc. it should pick up all your files and settings. Give it a shot if that's what you want to do.

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Also my first n00b question is about I tunes. I have a very old ipod which is completely full and as a result my itunes holds more songs than I have on my ipod because my ipod just can't take anymore. How do I transfer all of my i-tunes over to the new computer when they aren't all on the ipod?

What leo said. I've never transferred a library before but I believe it's possible. Once you've done the transfer, don't forget to de-authorize iTunes on the old laptop if you intend to wipe it (it's a fairly obvious menu option IIRC).

Edit - since you never registered you probably don't need to worry about de-authorizing anyway.

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Also I have a 30 day free trial of McAfee, but am just gonna scrap that and get my usual avast on the new one, yes?

Good plan.

Knipples · 21-11-2009, 10:25

How do I get rid of the bloody thing that pops up everytime I want to do something, the thing that double checks I want to do it, and beeps at me. XP didnt have this, never had vista.

leowyatt · 21-11-2009, 10:37

it's called the ACL and it's in the user section of the control panel

leowyatt · 21-11-2009, 10:38

what you'll need to do is copy the library over and edit the library xml file to use the new location

but it's a simple find/replace

Knipples · 21-11-2009, 10:49

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Originally Posted by leowyatt

what you'll need to do is copy the library over and edit the library xml file to use the new location

but it's a simple find/replace

And how do I do that?

leowyatt · 21-11-2009, 10:57

as you don't have an external HD caddy I think you'll need to share the folders on the old machine and access them on the new one

editing the file we'll do later

Knipples · 21-11-2009, 11:01

I do have an external HD from Father Christmas last year, can I just bung it all on there, then install itunes and bung it on the new machine?

21-11-2009, 10:13	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Your old library on your old laptop, does it have all the music that is on your ipod? Or do you have a mix of stuff on the iPod which isn't in the iTunes library? __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

21-11-2009, 10:37	#6
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	it's called the ACL and it's in the user section of the control panel __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

21-11-2009, 10:38	#7
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	what you'll need to do is copy the library over and edit the library xml file to use the new location but it's a simple find/replace __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

21-11-2009, 10:57	#9
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	as you don't have an external HD caddy I think you'll need to share the folders on the old machine and access them on the new one editing the file we'll do later __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"