Transferring files from another PC?

I would like to get some old files from my previous PC to my new one.
I had been using an old Dell the last several years with Win 98. My
new PC is a Gateway w/ Win Vista. Is there an easy method out there
for getting files from my old PC to my new one (other than burning
them to disc on the old one)? I have a Cat 45 crossover cable, which
goes into the back of both computers. And, I have the FlashFXP
program on my old computer. But, I can't get the old computer to
detect my new one so that I can send it files. Is there an easy way
to do this? If so, can somebody give me a step-by step breakdown?
This kind of stuff is a little bit out of my league! Thank you!

wrote:
> I would like to get some old files from my previous PC to my new one.
> I had been using an old Dell the last several years with Win 98. My
> new PC is a Gateway w/ Win Vista. Is there an easy method out there
> for getting files from my old PC to my new one (other than burning
> them to disc on the old one)? I have a Cat 45 crossover cable, which
> goes into the back of both computers. And, I have the FlashFXP
> program on my old computer. But, I can't get the old computer to
> detect my new one so that I can send it files. Is there an easy way
> to do this? If so, can somebody give me a step-by step breakdown?
> This kind of stuff is a little bit out of my league! Thank you!
>

Since you just have some files to transfer, the easiest ways are:

1. Use a USB flash drive with enough capacity to transfer the files.
Most of the major brands will have drivers for Win98 either on a CD that
comes with the drive or on their website. You need to install drivers
for USB flash drives for Win98 but not on Vista.

2. Use a CD burner if you have one on the Win98 box and burn the files
to CD-R (not CD-RW).

3. Last resort - pull the hard drive from the Win98 box and slave it in
the Vista machine or put it in a USB drive enclosure and attach it to
the Vista machine. Copy the files off.

This will be easier than setting up a network, especially because
networking between Vista and Win9x/ME is not supported and is very flaky.


Malke
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>I would like to get some old files from my previous PC to my new one.
> I had been using an old Dell the last several years with Win 98. My
> new PC is a Gateway w/ Win Vista. Is there an easy method out there
> for getting files from my old PC to my new one (other than burning
> them to disc on the old one)? I have a Cat 45 crossover cable, which
> goes into the back of both computers. And, I have the FlashFXP
> program on my old computer. But, I can't get the old computer to
> detect my new one so that I can send it files. Is there an easy way
> to do this? If so, can somebody give me a step-by step breakdown?
> This kind of stuff is a little bit out of my league! Thank you!


Should work

http://www.usbfiletransfer.com/

Malke wrote:
>
> This will be easier than setting up a network, especially because
> networking between Vista and Win9x/ME is not supported and is very
> flaky.

Huh? How, pray tell, can Vista determine the source of a packet coming over
a network?

HeyBub wrote:
> Malke wrote:
>> This will be easier than setting up a network, especially because
>> networking between Vista and Win9x/ME is not supported and is very
>> flaky.
>
> Huh? How, pray tell, can Vista determine the source of a packet coming over
> a network?
>
>

All I can tell you is the official word from MS is that Win9x/ME are not
supported with Windows Vista networking. It isn't anything to do with
packets; it's how the Vista networking protocol, TCP/IP stack,
authentication, etc. are done. I'm not a programmer so I don't know the
ins and outs of how this part of the operating system was written. I'm
not saying it can't be done, although I haven't tried it (my Windows
machines are running XP and Vista and I don't care if the Win95/98
virtual machines network with Vista or not). If you do some searching in
the microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing group you'll find
quite a few problems sharing files between the older OS's and Vista.

Since the OP only has some files s/he wants to transfer, I was
suggesting that rather than going through a possibly tortuous experience
in setting up a LAN there were easier, quicker ways of doing it.


Malke
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"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Malke wrote:
>>
>> Huh? How, pray tell, can Vista determine the source of a packet
>> coming over a network?
>>
>>
>
> All I can tell you is the official word from MS is that Win9x/ME are
> not supported with Windows Vista networking. It isn't anything to do
> with packets; it's how the Vista networking protocol, TCP/IP stack,
> authentication, etc. are done. I'm not a programmer so I don't know
> the ins and outs of how this part of the operating system was
> written. I'm not saying it can't be done, although I haven't tried it
> (my Windows machines are running XP and Vista and I don't care if the
> Win95/98 virtual machines network with Vista or not). If you do some
> searching in the microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
> group you'll find quite a few problems sharing files between the
> older OS's and Vista.
> Since the OP only has some files s/he wants to transfer, I was
> suggesting that rather than going through a possibly tortuous
> experience in setting up a LAN there were easier, quicker ways of
> doing it.

Ah, okay. In this shop, we've got all manner of machines on the network:
Vista, XP, Win98, Win98SE, W2K, Win95, and (believe it or not) DOS 6 running
Windows For Workgroups Add-On for MS-DOS). They all seem to talk to each
other quite properly. (The reason we have so many is that our customers use
a variety of OSs and we have to make sure our software runs on various
operating systems.)

Via the internet, God knows what operating systems we talk to!

HeyBub wrote:

> Ah, okay. In this shop, we've got all manner of machines on the network:
> Vista, XP, Win98, Win98SE, W2K, Win95, and (believe it or not) DOS 6 running
> Windows For Workgroups Add-On for MS-DOS). They all seem to talk to each
> other quite properly. (The reason we have so many is that our customers use
> a variety of OSs and we have to make sure our software runs on various
> operating systems.)
>
> Via the internet, God knows what operating systems we talk to!
>
>

Yes, but the OP isn't a tech and I gathered from his/her original post
that this was a one-time thing. Certainly s/he could try setting up a
network if this was to be a permanent situation.

I hope my reasons for posting what I did are now clear and don't require
any further discussion unless the OP comes back with questions.


Malke
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