Windows Easy Transfer

[TheGadget1945]

Hello everybody ! In December 2022 I was getting ready to rebuild my Windows 7 based PC and as part of this I saved my whole system using Windows Easy Transfer (WET) to an external hard drive. Lots of frustrations ensued and it ended up as a totally new Windows 10 PC. I run the Trainz 2019 rail simulator and my “routes” were on the old PC and I presume are among the old Easy Transfer files but I cannot open them on Windows 10. I have a Windows 10 laptop which I could install Windows 7 on as a last ditch measure but what I’d like to know is “Is there any piece of software or any other method by which I can OPEN the WET files on my Windows 10 PC ?”. I’ve googled this but all the answers seem to be about alternatives to WET transferring.
Thanks in advance !

[Bruce]

g’day and welcome to the forums.

is the Win7 machine unavailable?
another option, install Win7 in a Virtual Machine on the new laptop. use something like Oracle Virtualbox or VMware Workstation.
that will save the minefield of dual booting!

[TheGadget1945]

g’day and welcome to the forums.

is the Win7 machine unavailable?
another option, install Win7 in a Virtual Machine on the new laptop. use something like Oracle Virtualbox or VMware Workstation.
that will save the minefield of dual booting!

Thanks for the advice ! The only bits of the W7 machine left are the RAM, 2 x M2 SSDs and an LED fan. I tried a clean install of W7 on the laptop but couldn’t do it. I will look at the virtual machines or try to find a cheap W7 laptop.

[Bruce]

have a look here; Move your files to a new Windows PC - Microsoft Support

if Microsoft has partnered with these guys, maybe they can access those WET files.

[TheGadget1945]

I’ve installed VMware Workstation on my rig and W7 Pro onto it, which went remarkably easily. The WET transfer (52.9GB) is taking forever but will be worth it assuming I get my routes back intact.
I tried the Oracle version on my laptop but it kept wanting various other add ons and I eventually gave up with that one .

[Bruce]

good progress (y).
keep us updated.