Laplink’s Best-Selling PCmover® Software Now Supports Windows XP Media Center PCs

May 17, 2006 - Consumers can now transfer their programs, files and settings from any Windows-based PC to a new XP Media Center Edition PC, and can also enjoy PCmover?s new enhanced PC migration features

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Laplink today announced that its best-selling PC transfer and migration software, PCmover, now supports migrations to PCs using the Windows XP Media Center operating system. Consumers now have a way to move files, settings, and even entire programs quickly and automatically from their old PCs to their new Media Center PCs. PCmover is the only product that moves all programs between PCs, even if they have different operating systems and hardware.

PCmover is popular among home and business users alike because it solves the problem of how to get an old PC?s functionality and ?personality? to a new PC without having to reinstall and rebuild everything manually on the new machine. A product like PCmover is especially critical for new Media Center Edition purchasers who generally have a much greater quantity of data and applications to move.

Emir Aboulhosn, VP Marketing Communications, explained, ?Media Center Edition purchasers are people with gigabytes of media files crammed onto their old PCs. When the time comes to move everything over to their new system, the task can be overwhelming. Now they can just relax and let PCmover do it for them.?

PCmover moves files of any size and type, as well as network, browser, firewall, and security settings, and other individual preferences. Even more importantly, PCmover transfers entire programs and related settings, saving PC users hours of work reinstalling, re-registering, and reconfiguring their applications.

As well as supporting migrations to Media Center PCs, this latest release of PCmover includes several new features:

• Migrate multiple users: PCmover now automatically migrates all XP users and their configurations from an old PC to a new PC in one simple migration.
• Migrate to a larger hard drive: For users who simply need to upgrade to a larger hard drive, PCmover now has a special feature to simplify this process.
• Migrate security info: NT security information about files and registry entries, including file ownership and access control, is now transferred automatically from an old PC to a new PC.
• Migrate in advance: Store a copy of all your files, settings, and programs on a server, external hard drive, or even CDs or DVDs, and migrate them to a new PC at a later date.

PCmover is available from major retailers, starting at $29.95 for the Network Edition version and $49.95 for the Standard Edition (which includes a Laplink USB cable for fast and easy connectivity between PCs). PCmover can also be purchased online at www.laplink.com.

About Laplink Software Inc.

Laplink specializes in PC migration, file transfer, remote access and synchronization solutions that simplify connectivity for business and home users. Whether you need to migrate to a new PC, transfer large files, remotely control and access your computer, share files, keep devices synchronized or back up data, Laplink offers an easy and secure application to do the job. The privately held company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington with offices in Canada and Europe.

For more information about this release, please contact:

Laplink Software Public Relations
press at laplink.com
604.681.2107

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