Transfering Continuum

[Golani]

I'm getting a new computer in a few days, so I will be installing Continuum onto that computer. However, I have a lot of names on this computer with varying passwords. I have too so many names that it would take too long for me to simply add them one by one if I were to download Continuum fresh. Also, my passwords vary, and I share names with a few people, so I can't change those passwords.

 

Is there anyway I can transfer the entire Continuum file to my new computer?

 

Any possibilities are accepted and appreciated!!

 

Thanks

[🜲 Samapico]

You should save your profile.dat, keys.dat and zone.dat files, and just replace them on your new computer after the installation.

However, your passwords will probably not work with just that... The simplest is if you remember your passwords, note them...

 

The best way, however, would be to export the part of the registry containing the passwords (encoded), and re-import it on your new computer after the installation.

 

To do this:

-Start menu, Run...

-Type "regedit" without quotes to open the registry editor

-Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Continuum and expand that folder

-Right-click on the "passwords" folder, and choose Export to save a *.reg file containing the needed data

-On your new computer, after you installed Continuum, put that file somewhere and double-click it to add the information in that computer's registry

 

And that should work

 

Unless there's something I don't know about the way passwords are encrypted (i.e. if the key changes on each machine?) but I don't think so...

[★ Maverick]

Shouldn't copying the profile.dat file be enough?

 

When upgrading from .38 to .40 I uninstalled .38 and installed .40 and only copied over the profile.dat file.

[🜲 Samapico]

yeah, but passwords aren't kept in profile.dat, they're in the registry. Since your .40 installation was on the same computer, it still read the passwords from registry, but he's installing it on a different computer so...

[Golani]

Samapico, first off, thanks for the help.

 

Second, when I get to the passwords folder after following your steps, there is no option for me to export. The only things that show up when I right click on the password folder are "New," "Find..." "Delete," "Rename," "Copy Key Name"

 

^ From the "New" folder, I can then click on "Key," "String Value," "Binary Value," "DWORD Value". There is also the option of "Expand," but it's not click-able.

 

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Do you know what to do now?

[🜲 PoLiX]

Click on it, than try File > Export.

[Golani]

Click on it, than try File > Export.

 

There is no "File" option when I right click it. Or am I doing something wrong? Sorry, I'm bad with computers.

[rootbear75]

i was going to say copy and paste it straight over, but i guess not

 

 

Windows: File and Settings Transfer Wizard??

Edited October 13, 2007 by rootbear75

[🜲 Samapico]

Click on it, than try File > Export.

 

There is no "File" option when I right click it. Or am I doing something wrong? Sorry, I'm bad with computers.

He means select it, then go in the File menu at the top

There you should find the Export command

[Golani]

I don't know why my computer is so different, but there is no "File" at the top. There is only "Registry," "Edit," "View," "Favorites," and "Help"

 

Sorry, but what do I do now?

[🜲 Samapico]

Maybe in Registry...

 

There must be an Export... thing somewhere, find it

[Golani]

Awesome, it worked.

 

Thanks for your time and help, Samapico.

[🜲 Samapico]

No problem

 

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