Synchronizing two computers
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From: Antares 531 on 30 Mar 2010 11:14 I built a new computer a few months ago and set it up with Windows 7 as the OS. I still have my old computer with Windows XP Pro, SP3 on it. The old computer has my old accounting and tax records under MS Money and H&R Block Tax Prep, and all my personal stuff like image files, Word documents, etc., on it. The new computer has Intel Quicken and Turbo Tax. I have imported my accounting files into Quicken on the new computer but have kept a parallel set of these records going on my old computer...just in case something went kaput. I kept the old computer alive and active until I finished this year's tax returns, and now I would like to synchronize the files on both computers, then quietly put the old computer to death. What is the best way to accomplish this? I have them both connected by CAT 5 cables to my Actiontec WI-FI that provides interconnection to my two desktop, my laptop and my wife's desktop computers. Is there a free or reasonably priced software that would let me synchronize the files on both of my desktop computers without overwriting and messing up any existing files? I guess the first thing I need to do is get both computers set up so they can swap/share files, but I'm not sure how to go about doing this. Thanks, Gordon
From: "db" databaseben at hotmail dot on 30 Mar 2010 11:41
microsoft's sync toy is pretty good at synchronizing user files. -- db���`�...�><)))�> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - Microsoft Partner - @hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen > > "Antares 531" <gordonlrDELETE(a)swbell.net> wrote in message news:pl44r5tmsarv8l7n6q692k22jrlstfaj03(a)4ax.com... > I built a new computer a few months ago and set it up with Windows 7 > as the OS. I still have my old computer with Windows XP Pro, SP3 on > it. The old computer has my old accounting and tax records under MS > Money and H&R Block Tax Prep, and all my personal stuff like image > files, Word documents, etc., on it. > > The new computer has Intel Quicken and Turbo Tax. I have imported my > accounting files into Quicken on the new computer but have kept a > parallel set of these records going on my old computer...just in case > something went kaput. I kept the old computer alive and active until I > finished this year's tax returns, and now I would like to synchronize > the files on both computers, then quietly put the old computer to > death. > > What is the best way to accomplish this? I have them both connected by > CAT 5 cables to my Actiontec WI-FI that provides interconnection to my > two desktop, my laptop and my wife's desktop computers. Is there a > free or reasonably priced software that would let me synchronize the > files on both of my desktop computers without overwriting and messing > up any existing files? > > I guess the first thing I need to do is get both computers set up so > they can swap/share files, but I'm not sure how to go about doing > this. > > Thanks, Gordon |