transfering C: drive data from old computer to new

[mike frogner]

How do I transfer the data from my old C: drive to the C: drive of a new computer? My son says that not all files will be tranfered, there are hidden files that will not be automatically be transfered. He also says that software can be purchased to help with this job. Any ideas?

[Computer_Commando]

Depends what files you mean.  There are 3 general classifications:  Operating System files (Windows files), Applications files (Program files such as MS Office), Data files (Word documents, Excel files, photos).  When you say Data, I assume you mean only the 3rd classification.  If, yes, they can copied in a number of different way, depends on how many and large they are.  You can copy them to a floppy disk, CD, or network the 2 computers and copy from one to the other.