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 |
| vfat permission and security | Look for the best tool to set permission that compatible with Linux and | In Progress |
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| Permission and Security migration | Read permission and ownership from vfat file system and put into ext file system |
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