programs yes you definitely would need to reinstall them on the new pc and you should certainly check to see if they are compatible with windows 7 and if you might need new drivers, check the manufacturers site for info. any data, pictures, music, videos etc can be moved to an external HD or a flash thumb drive and then put from there to the new pc. If you are going to network them you could also simply do that then use file sharing in the network to just move them from one to the other. Make sure you scan the old pc very well with several products prior to moving anything to the new pc so that no infection is carried over, Use malwarebytes free, superantispyware free, and an online AV scanner. How to download and install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware application for Windows computers SUPERAntiSpyware.com : Remove Malware : Remove Spyware - AntiMalware, AntiSpyware, AntiAdware! ESET Online Scanner adding those programs to your new pc would be advisable also.

Sure you can do it, get a flash drive or external hard drive, plug it into the old pc, select the files and folders you want to copy to the new one right click on them and select the drive letters for the flash drive or external drive. Then plug that drive into the new pc and copy them from it to the new pc select where you want them to go. If you were to set up a network with ith both of them it would be very easy too. Or you can try using the windows easy transfer tool it's built in to 7,but you can install it on vista too, you can google for that, this link tells about this. y easy too. Here is a link that might be useful: Easy transfer

The email might not be the best option, depending on your connection. If you reduce the file size of the picture, you reduce the quality of the image. They have really inexpensive USB drives out now. I bought a 1GB drive for $14. You just drag your pictures over until it is full, then drag them into your MyPictures folder on your new computer. It is reusable - just delete them off after you have them transfered and do it again until you are finished. A CD will hold less than a 1GB USB drive. Large USB drives are available. Hopefully you don't have thousands of pictures on your computer - I have 10's of thousands! Make sure you learn how to use your burner and back up your photos soon - hard drives fail, no matter how new the machine - you are on borrowed time if you do not backup your pictures, and it only takes a few minutes.

Frankly, I found it easier to set up an appointment and have the computer geeks at the Mac store do it for me. When I first got a Mac, my daughter bought me one year's worth of visits and it was worth every penny.