Tranxition PC Migration Software Users Guide

Operating System Settings
Operating system elements handled by Migration Manager include the user’s desktop background,
Windows Explorer settings, task bar and start menu settings, control panel settings, wireless proles, etc.
Application Settings
Migration Manager translates literally thousands of application settings from common applications such
as Microsoft Oce. This includes e-mail and web browser settings, cookies and favorites. The software
can also be congured easily to support settings from any commercial or custom application.
Documents and Data Files
Migration Manager locates and moves documents and les to ensure no data is missed, including
application data in directories not visible to the user. Migration Manager also nds documents not only in
the user’s prole folders (like My Documents or My Pictures) but in any location on the computer.
Custom Applications
Migration Manager can be congured to support any application through its File and Registry Rule
features (see File Rules and Registry Rules for more information).
How Does Migration Manager Work?
Migration Manager has 3 major components:
Core Engine
User Interface
Content
Core Engine
The Core Engine in Migration Manager takes the dened conguration (see Conguring Migration
Manager for information) and the associated content (see below) and executes the migration.
User Interface
Primarily intended for administrators to use when conguring migrations, it can also be used to do
interactive operations. The Migration Manager user interface makes it easy to congure exactly what
should be done and when used for interactive operations eliminates the need for remembering commandline
parameters to use.