Hi All,
How do I use my ‘My Book Essential’ to copy all of the files from my old XP-SP3 machine to my new Windows 8 machine?
I have already done a full back-up on the old machine.
If you could provide a few simple instructions I would sure appreciate it 
Thanks!
Hi cgh_11, if you did a manual backup, you can just Copy/Paste the files back to the Windows 8 PC, if you used Smartware to automatically backup your files, check page 48 of the Smartware manual for the steps.
How to move or copy files from one hard drive to another in Windows
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1198
Smartware manual
http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/library/UM/ENG/4779-705057.pdf#page=52
