How to restore a Windows Easy Transfer file from a 64bit machine to a 32bit machine?

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Published on 2009-12-01T00:26:01Z Indexed on 2013/10/20 15:59 UTC
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Using a 32bit laptop, I saved my settings etc. using "Windows Easy Transfer" from the Win7 RC.

I set the file destination to a Win2K R2 machine that happened to be 64bit.

When I re-installed my laptop and tried to restore my settings from the file I'd saved I was surprised to get an error: "Windows Easy Transfer can't transfer files from a 64-bit computer to a 32-bit computer."

Is there a known workaround? Ideas on how to unpack the file and get my stuff?

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