Puter Help

[RuSKY]

I just bought a new computer and want to move my files from the
old one. Is there a way to do this through a USB cable?

Thanks RuSKY

[darylscook]

I just bought a new computer and want to move my files from the
old one. Is there a way to do this through a USB cable?

Thanks RuSKY

You should have bought a mac it would have been easier and quicker and you would have saved the world in the process. Now you don't have to say that Macuser

I am not sure. I always just use a flash drive.

Pastor Daryl

[Full Quiver]

Flash drives are easy.

You should be able to network the 2 using an Ethernet cord between them.

[Billy n NC]

I just bought a new computer and want to move my files from the
old one. Is there a way to do this through a USB cable?

Thanks RuSKY

I have not heard of using USB to network two computers.

What I usually do is burn the files to a CD. then copy to new computer.
That does 2 things. Gives you a backup copy and proivides the transport to new computer.

Also. Old computer . did it connect to internet. Do you have a router. A lot of routers have 4 ports in them to be able to hard wire multiple computers.

You can connect two computers together with a Cat5 cable but you need whats called a Crossover adapter. That way you do not need a hub or router.

http://www.computercablesource.com/cat- ... h-496.html

and good ol Radio Shack
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... age=search

Aint it a purty Yellow.

Hope this helps.

[RuSKY]

Thanks to all.

BillynNC, I just called our local Radio Shack and they have
the Cat5e cable in stock. Thanks a lot.

RuSKY

[Paully_44]

You can connect two computers together with a Cat5 cable but you need whats called a Crossover adapter. That way you do not need a hub or router.

i guess it depends on the amount of data you are needing to transfer...

in the past, I would use the standard yellow cross over cable to connect the 2 computers and set the networking up. Once I got my iPod, I just use that as a USB drive, copy files to that and transfer that way.

[Billy n NC]

Thanks to all.

BillynNC, I just called our local Radio Shack and they have
the Cat5e cable in stock. Thanks a lot.

RuSKY

Great but do make sure it is a Crossover cable and not just a regular Cat5 cable.

Also What you going to do with the old computer. After you get your files of of it and on your new comptuer . Clean it up and leave the cable connected and use it as a backup drive.

I took an old PIII 800 Gateway computer. It had a 30 gig HD. I reinstalled fresh copy of OS on it. Added a DVD burner $30, and a 250 gig Hard drive. I use it to back up my primary computers.