How fast is FAST

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I have to upgrade the hardware on four PCs and I was thinking of using FAST (Files And Settings Transfer wizard) to transfer the existing setup to the new machine. Source & destination are XP Pro (I think). Is this a good idea or are there better options.

What's the transfer rate like. I'm a little afraid of starting FAST and several hours later having to explain to the peeved user why they still haven't got a computer.

Also, what does FAST miss out....does it transfer shorcuts, mapped drives etc?

Any sensible advice would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks in advance

 

Oilo,

As for speed, it all depends on your target drive. Network drive
(over ethernet) you are going to be looking at 100mbps, where a USB external can handle in theory 480 although most IDE drives will top out at 133 and i think SATA is around 150.

Si

 

question: is not normal imaging recommended in this sceanerio?

 

I actually find it painfully slow even with the temp internet file cache emptied. So far I am not a fan.

 

As the hardware is going to be different, you might be lucky and the plug and pray enumerator will correctly recognise the new devices and be able to set itself up for the new configuration. However, more likely, you will be faced with a BSOD and then have to attempt a repair and before you know it, it's taking longer than a fresh install.

Also, nothing beats a clean install for giving a PC a new lease of life.

 

ntbackup.exe

Do it simply, do it manually - use your storage source of choice. I like it - it works