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August 28, 2008  
Subject: Windows Easy Transfer can't transfer from Vista-64bit?
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Date: 6/23/2008 2:13:00 AM
From: =?Utf-8?B?Uko=?= [Email Address Protection]

I tried out Vista Ultimate 64bit for a month and got whipped by driver
issues. I installed Vista Ultimate 32bit on a 2nd partition and tried using
Windows Easy Transfer to transfer files and settings from the 64bit
installation and pick them up in the 32bit installaion. This is the error I
get every time I try to complete the transfer: "The store you selected was
saved on a 64bit machine. Windows Easy Transfer cannot apply the data."

Is there a way to use WET to transfer files from a Vista-64bit installation?

If not WET, is there another utility?

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Subject: Re: Windows Easy Transfer can't transfer from Vista-64bit?
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Date: 6/23/2008 3:06:47 AM
From: "Rick Rogers" [Email Address Protection]

Hi,

Are you running the tool from within the 64-bit installation? You can't run
it from another installation and simply point to the target install, you
must be booted into the installation you want to save the files and settings
from.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"RJ" <RJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:162DE1BB-7763-444E-8574-59EBE3B68129@microsoft.com...
>I tried out Vista Ultimate 64bit for a month and got whipped by driver
> issues. I installed Vista Ultimate 32bit on a 2nd partition and tried
> using
> Windows Easy Transfer to transfer files and settings from the 64bit
> installation and pick them up in the 32bit installaion. This is the error
> I
> get every time I try to complete the transfer: "The store you selected was
> saved on a 64bit machine. Windows Easy Transfer cannot apply the data."
>
> Is there a way to use WET to transfer files from a Vista-64bit
> installation?
>
> If not WET, is there another utility?


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Subject: Re: Windows Easy Transfer can't transfer from Vista-64bit?
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Date: 6/23/2008 3:34:24 PM
From: "Colin Barnhorst" [Email Address Protection]

64 to 32 is the one way that is not supported. Sorry. All the other
possibilities work, of course.

"RJ" <RJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:162DE1BB-7763-444E-8574-59EBE3B68129@microsoft.com...
>I tried out Vista Ultimate 64bit for a month and got whipped by driver
> issues. I installed Vista Ultimate 32bit on a 2nd partition and tried
> using
> Windows Easy Transfer to transfer files and settings from the 64bit
> installation and pick them up in the 32bit installaion. This is the error
> I
> get every time I try to complete the transfer: "The store you selected was
> saved on a 64bit machine. Windows Easy Transfer cannot apply the data."
>
> Is there a way to use WET to transfer files from a Vista-64bit
> installation?
>
> If not WET, is there another utility?


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