How do I move stuff to a new computer?

Factual Questions
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I’d do it this way:
Install the new harddrive in the old PC as slave.
Format the new drive with ext3 or Reiserfs.
Use cp with --preserve=all to copy everything to the new drive.
Install the new drive back into the new PC - remember to set it back to master.
Boot from my Linux CD, and flip over to a console.
Mount the new hard disk as root.
Run Lilo to get the boot sector done right.
Remove CD, reboot.

All happy. No software to buy, no funky cables - but ya gotta be using a real OS instead of that kiddie crap.

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" Yes, but are they trustworthy?"

They are are. THose aren’t store sites, those are sites that show you how to get those prices from Dell dot com directly. I use them alot.

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Actually, I got one of those USB stick things today and it worked like a charm, what a brilliant invention.