If you are still working with Windows XP and are planning to upgrade to a newer OS, but you do not have time to transfer all your data, Microsoft has taken care of you.
Redmond today launched a new data transfer application that will be free and available for Windows XP users.
Developed in collaboration with Laplink, called PCmover Express for Windows XP, it comes with support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 and can transfer virtually everything including files, music, videos, e-mail and user profiles from an old PC that runs Windows XP on a newer one powered by any of the above versions of the operating system.
"With this tool you will copy your files, music, videos, emails and user profiles and settings from your old computer to your new device, transferring the entire network of your home or work, and additionally allows Windows XP users to customize exactly what they want to bring to their new device ” Microsoft explained .
The app will be released sometime this week and will be available in English. Additional languages, including: French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish will be added in March. It provides for languages such as Korean, Chinese, Russian and Brazilian to be added in a short time.
"But if one does not want to wait for the version in one's own local language, one can access the Laplink tool in other languages through the Microsoft Center Download," Microsoft added.
In addition, Microsoft and Laplink also offer a solution called PCmover Professional that can run applications running Windows XP on a newer computer running Windows 7, or Windows 8 or Windows 8.1.
"For Windows XP users who want to transfer applications from their old computer, Laplink is offering a software application-specific software called PCmover Professional at a special price," says Microsoft.
Of course, there is no doubt that this new tool is convenient for many users, especially large companies, planning their transition from Windows XP to another operating system version.
With regard to end users, 29 percent of global users are still running Windows XP, although their support officially stops at 8 April 2014.
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