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Jan,

Thanks so much for the tip. I went back and followed previous prompts to export from wordpress.com and import to my new wordpress and it worked. No duplicates.
After the process was done, I saw a listing of all the files that already existed on the page that followed.
Next, I went to all posts and found out that all my posts and images had imported.Yay!

Thanks for second tip: Back up files. I have done that now and hopefully will not have any other problems.

Thanks to all who helped. You were very patient and I really really appreciate your wisdom and great ideas.

Do have a great day and happy wordpressing.

Esmi, thanks for clearing the air on the sending over my info. I was a bit buffled so decided to wait a little. not sure how large export file is but this is what has happened so far:

I was just about to follow prompts offered by ishan001 when I discovered that 18/67 posts had transferred over, theme had disappeared and none of the posts from 2011,2012,2013 had transferred. My links on side bar all gone, categories missing, badges gone. Is this typical of export and import as noted in my first post?

Questions:
If I try to export and import the file again will the information duplicate?

What really is the simplest way to get ALL the information transferred.

I also discovered that the dashboard on www.ads-software.com is the same as dashboard on wordpress.com. Shouldn’t integration be easier?
Cheers!

Okay,went to avatar and changed my pic, which appears on my profile. It is interesting that it prompted me back to wordpress.com.
Wordpress.com had told me that could not help me with the issue of transfering my wordpress.com blog to new wordpress which now is with www.ads-software.com. This is very confusing!

anyways…….still waiting on some step by step instructions on how to move the blog over. Cheers!

Thanks for helping. Can you please explain using step by step instructions that a non techie would understand.

Not sure… that is what pops up when I complete the import prompt. I am not a techie person so have no clue really.

ooops! Yes sir will do so right now.

Reposting so that I can get notified by email.

I tried to resolve this with wordpress.com and they said to come to www.ads-software.com.

I am trying to move my blog to wordpress.com to wordpress installed through Go Daddy. I have followed the prompts to export , download .xml file and then import the file and still no go. Here is the message I get on the new wordpress.

“Internal Server Error.The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator and inform them of the time the error occurred, and the actions you performed just before this error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.”

p.s on another matter, How do I get rid of this eeky looking avatar that is was created with my username. Should I not get a choice of whether to use one or not use one.

I tried to resolve this with wordpress.com and they said to come to www.ads-software.com.

I am trying to move my blog to wordpress.com to wordpress installed through Go Daddy. I have followed the prompts to export , download .xml file and then import the file and still no go. Here is the message I get on the new wordpress.

“Internal Server Error.The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator and inform them of the time the error occurred, and the actions you performed just before this error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.”

p.s on another matter, How do I get rid of this eeky looking avatar that is was created with my username. Should I not get a choice of whether to use one or not use one.