Migrate aNd Manage

Description

Even installing Linux is a breeze. Thousands of Windows user found Linux is difficult to use and worry about the competity of documents. The goal of Windows Data Migration is provide a one-stop data migration to migrate all Windows data from a Windows System to Linux during installation or even after installation. It will support XP and Vista Windows data.

Features

= A user-friendly, simple GUI with advanced setting will provide the ease of use and flexibility to new comer. = File System (folder) sharing will provide the flexibility when new linux user needs to rely on Windows when needed. User can save data in a special directory/folder for Windows System. = All instance messager, images, audio, movies and documents will be migrated and supported. Associated open-source software, freeware will be installed during migration. =

After a typical user has installed Linux in a pre-existing windows system, there is a number of configuration steps that must be taken before they get a comfortable working environment. This includes personal data like pictures, music, mails etc but also settings like wallpaper. The goal would be to lessen that pain and provide a relatively familiar working environment right after installation.

Basic Functions

= IM migration = Windows a-like environment setting. = documents migrations

- image (jpeg
- audio (mp3, wav, rm
- movie (avi, mpeg4, divx, xvid, rm, mov,
- documents (xls, doc, rtf, txt, wri,

= environment migration

- wallpaper
- mail account, mails

= partition

- having a windows-linux share partition or folder
- possible to migrate from windows user profile directory?

= automatic download applications associate all file type

Future Developement / Advanced Functions:

= IM history migration = import outlook database =

Links

Windows Data Migration Tool in Fedora Project Wiki: https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_data_migration_Tool&action=edit

Windows Data Migration Tool in Zenit Seneca Wiki: http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Windows_Data_Migration_Tool

To Do

Item	Description	Status	Note
Test Machine Setup	Install Vista and Fedora in same hard disk	DONE: 20080920	install in a laptop
Test Mount and link	Test mounting and linking single user folder with known path	DONE: 20080921	linked music, folder to home directory successfully, still testing if any conflict in regular use