It might work, but won't be without its problems. Your old computer is likely to have a different mix of hardware than the new one, so the drivers will all be different. Windows might be smart enough to drop back to generic drivers (such as a lower resolution video driver) or to find appropriate drivers (though you might have to have a Windows 7 disc in the drive or be lucky enough for the network drivers to work and allow Windows to look for the other drivers on the internet). However, if the hardware is different enough, you might not get this far. Also, Windows tends to look at your combination of hardware and may decide that the new one is different enough to be a genuinely different computer (which it is, of course) and not work until you buy a new license.
I've never tried the Windows Easy Transfer and can't comment on its usefulness or lack thereof. I've always been one to re-install everything from scratch whenever I moved to a new computer. But then I'm a software developer and general computer nerd and actually kind of enjoy doing that kind of thing.
Are there any computer clubs in The Villages you could take your PC to and get help from? (I own a home in TV but won't be living there until I retire, hopefully soon!)
Good luck!
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