So I have a question for the techie geeks around here. I have a client who has just bought a new computer, and wants to transfer the data and programs from their old machine to the new one.

What are your recommendations for achieving this task?

It is critical that the business data and programs be transferred seamlessly and the old machine was an ancient one, running windows 98. THe new one is XP simply as the business programs won't operate under Vista yet. Programs that are essential, so any suggestions here? What do you guys do when transferring data from one hdd to another on a new machine with a newere O/S?