Changing to a new computer from vista to windows 7. My file transfer and deletion of personal information, including files from my old computer for security reasons

I'm about to change my old computer (windows vista) to a new all-in - one computer that has windows 7. Am I right in thinking that I can transfer my files incl. photos to an external hard drive and then plug that to my new download or is it more than that. Also, I have macafee protection on my old computer and don't know how to transfer to my new one cos I don't think that's it (we bought it second hand on ebay), and this should be done first.

Finally how to make sure that none of my personal information is nowhere on my old for security reasons?

I would appreciate any advice, thanks

Several options;

(1) simple, connect you external hard drive copy data

Or use the backup software which may be preinstalled on the outside

(2) for easy transfer Windows http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-GB/Windows7/Products/features/Windows-Easy-Transfer

Old PC;

The windows recovery discs to retrieve destructively to factory settings

McAfee

Uninstall on the old PC to the new PC, uninstall any trial version pre-installed anti-virus, reboot, reinstall McAfee from original installation media using your key

New PC

Make sure that it has been reset to the State of the plant, before you do something with it, because you don't know what the previous user used during or installed on it.

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