<s>
PC	B-Application
migration	I-Application
is	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
transferring	O
the	O
entire	O
user	B-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
personal	O
documents	O
and	O
settings	O
)	O
between	O
two	O
computer	B-Device
systems	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Application
migration	I-Application
is	O
required	O
whenever	O
one	O
needs	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
computer	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
intrinsic	O
differences	O
and	O
strong	O
OS-hardware	O
coupling	O
,	O
PC	B-Application
migration	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
problem	O
for	O
both	O
consumers	O
and	O
enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
PC	B-Application
migration	I-Application
software	O
products	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
transferring	O
not	O
just	O
settings	O
and	O
data	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sources	O
for	O
software	O
that	O
automates	O
PC	B-Application
migration	I-Application
software	O
include	O
Laplink	O
,	O
Tranxition	O
,	O
and	O
Swimage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
and	O
Laplink	B-Application
PCmover	I-Application
have	O
joined	O
up	O
to	O
provide	O
this	O
functionality	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
