1. A method for asset management utilizing a network, comprising: accessing the network using a user's computer-related hardware device; transferring hardware-related information from said computer-related hardware device through said network to a remote storage medium; transferring said hardware-related information from said remote storage medium to a new computer-related hardware device; using said hardware-related information from said computer-related hardware device on said new computer-related hardware device to restore user settings on said new computer-related hardware device; inputting said users settings from information that is available on said remote storage medium; assessing which of said user settings were not included on said remote storage medium; and prompting a user to provide information regarding the user settings that were not included on said remote storage medium.