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