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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="transfugdrake" version="5.0" xml:lang="en">
  <!-- Written by yurchor 2013-07-03 -->

  <!-- Tproof  -->

  <!-- -->

  <info>
    <title xml:id="transfugdrake-ti1">Import Windows(TM) documents and
    settings</title>

    <subtitle>transfugdrake</subtitle>
  </info>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata xml:id="transfugdrake-im1" revision="1" fileref="transfugdrake.png" align="center" format="PNG"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <para>This tool<footnote>
      <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">transfugdrake</emphasis> as root.</para>
    </footnote> is found under the <emphasis role="bold">System</emphasis> tab
  in the Mageia Control Center labeled <guilabel>Import Windows(TM) documents
  and settings</guilabel></para>

  <para>The tool allows an administrator to import the user documents and
  settings from a <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark> 2000,
  <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark> XP or <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark> <trademark>Vista</trademark>
  installation on the same computer as the Mageia installation.</para>

  <warning>
    <para>Please note that all the changes will be applied by transfugdrake
    immediately after pressing <guibutton>Next</guibutton>.</para>
  </warning>

  <para>After starting transfugdrake you will see the first wizard page with
  some explanation about the tool and import options.</para>

  <para>As soon as you read and understand the instructions, press the
  <guibutton>Next</guibutton> button. This should run a detection of
  <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark> installation.</para>

  <para>When the detection step is complete you will see a page which allows
  you to choose accounts in <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark>
  and Mageia for the import procedure. It is possible to choose other user
  account than yours own.</para>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="transfugdrake1.png"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <note>
    <para>Please take into account that due to migrate-assistant (the backend
    of transfugdrake) limitations <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark> user account names with special
    symbols can be displayed incorrectly.</para>
  </note>

  <note>
    <para>Migration may take some time depending on the size of the document
    folders.</para>
  </note>

  <warning>
    <para>Some <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark> applications
    (especially drivers) may create user accounts for different purposes. For
    example, NVidia drivers in <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark>are updated using
    <emphasis>UpdatusUser</emphasis>. Please do not use such accounts for the
    import purposes.</para>
  </warning>

  <para>When you finished with the accounts selection press
  <guibutton>Next</guibutton> button. The next page is used to select a method
  to import documents:</para>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="transfugdrake2.png"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <para>Transfugdrake is designed to import <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark> data from <emphasis>My
  Documents</emphasis>, <emphasis>My Music</emphasis> and <emphasis>My
  Pictures</emphasis> folders. It is possible to skip import by selecting the
  appropriate item in this window.</para>

  <para>When you finished with the document import method choosing press
  <guibutton>Next</guibutton> button. The next page is used to select a method
  to import bookmarks:</para>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="transfugdrake3.png"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <para>Transfugdrake can import <emphasis>Internet Explorer</emphasis> and
  <emphasis>Mozilla Firefox</emphasis> bookmarks into the bookmarks of Mageia
  <emphasis>Mozilla Firefox</emphasis> instance.</para>

  <para>Choose the preferred import option and press the
  <guibutton>Next</guibutton> button.</para>

  <!-- Does not work as expected, might be due to incompatible version of OE
   <para>With transfugdrake, it is possible to import <emphasis>Outlook Express</emphasis> settings and mail archives into <emphasis>Evolution</emphasis>.</para>

   <para>When you finished with the mail import method choosing press <guibutton>Next</guibutton> button. The next page is used to select a method to import mail:</para>
-->

  <para>The next page allows you to import desktop background:</para>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="transfugdrake4.png"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <para>Choose the preferred option and press the <guibutton>Next</guibutton>
  button.</para>

  <para>The last page of wizard shows some congratulation message. Just press
  the <guibutton>Finish</guibutton> button.</para>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="transfugdrake5.png"/>
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>
</section>