Best way to migrate data
 

...going from a 2003 Dell Dimension desktop to a new laptop?
Also, is there any potential problem restoring backed-up .mp3 files on DVD-R from the old machine (Windows XP Home) to the new laptop (Vista)?

Thanks.

How were the files backed up? With some kind of special "backup" software, or simply burned as a bunch of .mp3 files on a blank DVD?

If it's the latter, with .mp3 files on a DVD, then there's nothing to worry about. This is easy -- just copy the mp3 files to your new computer. I keep all my audio (mp3 plus other formats) on C:\Audio\ and then have them sorted further from there (music, old time radio shows, lectures, etc). You can put your files wherever you'd like to store them.

> How were the files backed up? = burned as a bunch of .mp3 files on a blank DVD?

Thank you for the information. Just wanted to be sure.