It’s very similar to the process between of transferring files between two Windows PCs. You could copy your files to a large flash drive and
then plug that flash drive into the USB port on your Mac. An icon will
appear on the desktop and you can then open and choose the files you
want to transfer.
You could also use an external hard drive, but it must be one that is
Mac-compatible. The flash drive transfer will only work if your Mac has
a USB port. Some only feature the USB C port.
You could also consider using a cloud storage account like OneDrive or DropBox to transfer your data.
But your best bet may be to use the Windows Migration Assistant for
your new Mac. You’ll need to know the administrator password on your PC
before you begin.
Your Mac and Your PC both need to be on your home network or hooked together with an Ethernet cable.
Click here to download the Windows Migration Assistant to your PC.
Then open the program and choose “Continue.”
On your Mac, open Migration Assistant from your utilities folder. Choose the option to transfer From a Windows PC.
You’ll need to enter your Windows username and password and then click Continue. Choose your PC from the list of available computers and then wait until your PC displays a passcode.
Once both computers display the same pass code, click Continue.
The Mac will then scan the drive and you can select which items you want to transfer.
You can transfer e-mail contacts, calendar information, Internet
Explorer bookmarks, iTunes content, pictures, system settings like
language and location, music, and documents.
Migration Assistant will let you know when the transfer is done. Make
sure to check your new Mac to make sure all the files you need have
transferred before getting rid of your old PC.
If you are the
owner and only user of your computer, it sounds like there may be an
issue with your security settings. Let’s start by going to Computer in your Start Menu.
Choose the local disk where you have your operating system and right-click
Choose Properties
Then select the Security tab and Advanced options.
Now choose the Change permissions button under Permission entries.
A window will
open with the list of user accounts on your computer. Click on the
account you wish to give full permission to and choose the Edit button.
Now mark the box that says Full Control and select OK.
Now go to the start menu and type cmd in the search box, then hit enter.
The cmd window will open.
Type net user
and then hit enter. This will show you all account names. Then type
net user followed by your account user name. Fox example: net user editor Then hit enter to see if your account is active.
If this doesn’t
help, it may be time to reset your computer to factory settings.
Consult the documentation that came with your computer to see how to
accomplish that. Make sure you have all of your important data backed up
before undertaking this process.
If you’ve ever seen this error in Windows when you’re trying to install a program, you know how frustrating it can be.
If
this has ever happened to you, then you know how frustrating it can be.
The error message seems to indicate that you need some type of
professional computer technician to provide further assistance. This is
simply not necessary.
There can be an easy way to fix this problem!
Follow these step-by-step instructions to fix the windows installer error in XP, Vista, and 7.
1 – In XP, the very first thing you’ll want to do is open up your start menu, located at the bottom left corner of your screen
2 – Click on the Run button. This will bring up a new window at the bottom left corner of your screen that looks like this:
If
you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7, you can open up the run
window from the task manager, click New Task at the bottom right of Task
Manager.
3 – Type in services.msc in the white line area of the run window, then click OK or hit Enter on your keyboard.
This will bring up a new window that looks like this:
4 –
We’re almost done! All you need to do is scroll down the list in this
window until you see Windows Installer, as highlighted in the above
image. Select this line and it will turn blue. Then right click and
select Properties, as highlighted above. This will open up the last
window in this process, as shown below. You may see that the Startup
type is set to Disabled.
Click
the drop-down menu for Startup type and choose Automatic. Then click OK
at the bottom of that properties window. You can also now close out the
services window that you opened up earlier in the process, as you are
now done!
Hopefully the programs you are trying to install, will install without any more errors.
