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===Description===
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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===
 
= data migration
- copying all information and documents to linux partition
- or having a windows-linux share partition or folder
= documents migrations (file will be copied automatically in the user folders
- image (jpeg
- audio (mp3, wav, rm
- movie (avi, mpeg4, divx, xvid, rm, mov,
- documents (xls, doc, rtf, txt, wri,
- wallpaper
= User migration
- User name search and add with password
 
===Program Logic Flow v0.1 20081012===
- Show welcome page and descriptions
- Search Windows User Folders
- Gethering folders information
- Check if Fedora User parition is enough for all documents from  Windows users
- Prompt if administrator wants every thing automatic -> go to AUTO  else -> go to MANUAL
 
 
AUTO
- List all possible users and ask if every thing is correct
- Ask for dummy password for each user
- Automatic create User
- Automatic move User documents to each user directory
- Automatic migrate bookmarks to Konqueror
 
MANUAL
- List all possible users and ask for individual password
- Prompt each folder that copy to Fedora partition, and see if administrator wants to move files to a specific folder
- Prompt each user when move bookmarks to Konqueror
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===Future Developement / Advanced Functions:===
 
= environment migration
- mail account, mails
= Windows a-like environment setting.
= automatic download applications associate all file type
= IM migration
= import mail database (outlook, thunderbird, etc)
 
 
 
===Links===
 
Windows Data Migration Tool in Fedora Project Wiki:<br>
https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_data_migration_Tool
 
Windows Data Migration Tool in OpenSource@Seneca:<br>
http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Windows_Data_Migration_Tool
 
Ubuntu MigrationAssistance Page<br>
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MigrationAssistance
 
Ubuntu MigrationAssistance Capture from www.michaellarabel.com<br>
http://www.michaellarabel.com/?k=blog&i=116
 
===To Do===
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!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
 
|-
|Test User migration
|try to added user and change password in BASH script
|DONE: 20081012
|User add successfully and user password changed successfully
 
|-
|Python functions test
|Test if desire function works in Python
|DONE: 20081012
|Sucessfully using file and directory handling
 
|-
|file/directory search functions
|creat file and directory search function for future use
|In progress
|
 
|-
|user search in XP/Vista partition
|creat python function to search existing XP/Vista user
|next
|all user folder plus adminstrator minus general folder(local, public)
 
 
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