But this link states it could be done (I haven't tried it):

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx


>>>You might want to invest in something like this:
>>>
>>>http://www.detto.com/XP-file-transfer-tool.html
>>>
>>>or the (free) standard XP one:
>>>
>>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx
>>>
>>>or follow these instructions:
>>>
>>>http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx
>>>
>>>Personally, I like the 3rd party tools for it.
>>>
>>>
>>>>...from one PC to another. Can this be done? I'm switching over to another box, they are both XP Pro and I just installed the OS on the new box. Can I somehow transfer over all the user settings/documents, etc. from the old box? Thanks!
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>>Copying documents and settings folder not a big problem but outlook express folders, accounts and adresses the big problem. I don't know how can I do that.
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>I thought that the documents and settings folders were dependent on the cryptic key (user) and if you just copied/pasted them over then things got all out of kilter. I think I tried this before and it was a bit of a nightmare because security settings and all that were not exactly the same between the two systems and the new OS would not recognize the users being transferred over. I know I can just copy data over, but if I want to retain all the users and their settings, etc, I thought there was more to it.