Ive not long had a new pc. My old one was 5 yrs old :
: did the job but took its time about it
I burnt to disk the things we used most - Our favourites, all the photographs, any documents I wanted to save. I collected up all the program disks so I could reload them back on and made a note of the ones I needed to dowload.
When I got the new one I just started to put it back on. (it did come with XP pro and Office but that was about it). I just did it disk by disk, program by program.
Doing it this way meant I didn't take across anything I didnt use so left lots behind so my new one wasn't cluttered upo with 5 yr old rubbish
It only took me a couple of hrs to get my new pc up and running.
A tip for emails you want to save is to set up a web based adress (say hotmail) and forward any you want to keep to it. When your new pc is up and running just send them back to your self! I couldnt find an easy way to save them direct from outlook express so this worked well.
Finally virus scan any file you want to move before you take it from your old pc and as soon as you put it onto your new pc. You really don't want to take one across with you
The very first program I put onto my new pc was my anti virus software etc.
Hope this helps
Janey