How do I transfer everything from my desktop on to a laptop?

decharmingprince: How do I transfer everything from my desktop on to a laptop?
I am planning to transfer all the stuff from my desktop to a laptop. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Can it appear as exactly as it is on my desktop as I have different sections on my pc, some private and some for general people.

After transfering my stuff I intend to sell the computer, how do i erase all my stuff from the hard drive so that things I have done on my computer cannot be accessible – like personal details.

Thank you

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Answer by SunShine
if its winxp/win2000

go to programs/accessoris/system tools/backup

and follow the instructions…you can

dont delete anything unless you are confirm that all your data are saved

then format the old pc

Answer by estmirabilis
you might want to get an external hard drive and transfer your info from the desktop onto it. you can then transfer it to the laptop computer from the external hard drive. this whole process can take a day or two. as for the privacy issue, you may need to recreate the sections on the laptop.

there are software programs that claim to erase sensitive data by rewriting the hard disk several times. but real hackers can always get around it to retreive partial data at least.
people who are worried about this remove the hard disk and drill holes in it before throwing it away. then you would have to resell the computer w/o the hard drive.
if you think this it too extreme check out this article to get help on choosing a scrubber:

Answer by E W
i think youy can create a network, share all the files and copy them over.

Answer by VIKD
If you have done some computer troubleshooting and repair yourself, you can directly transfer data from the old hard disk to the new hard disk . Connect the old hard disk to the computer with the new drive with the secondary IDE cable. Set the jumpers , so that the new drive is configured as the master and the old drive is set as the slave. When you switch on the computer, you can directly transfer data between the 2 drives, using the copy command. More details at https://fixit.in/transferdata.html