I have a desktop that I want to transfer all the data to a new laptop. I don't want to buy Aloha Bob but want to use the Windows XP data transfer utility. I think I need some type of USB cable but what kind?
2006-07-27 05:36:04 · 8 answers · asked by lindsay615 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Use a CROSSOVER ethernet cable from one ethernet port to the other computer to computer. You may need to use the Network Wizard to configure a connection computer to computer. Ethernet cable has a faster transfer rate than USB.
Good luck.
2006-07-27 05:39:56 · answer #1 · answered by up.tobat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your new laptop is a homestead windows Vista gadget, then you definately could get carry of an EasyTransfer cable and disk. those are accessible on Amazon, ebay and so on and fee decrease than £10. Then persist with the educational secure - that's rather user-friendly. for extra information circulate to homestead windows help and form user-friendly circulate into the seek container
2016-11-03 02:57:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a rj45 cable, and a cheap router, put them both in the same networ and in the same workgroup, then both of the hard drives on the desktop and the laptop are shared, you can then get data from the desktop to the laptop and vice versa
2006-07-27 06:40:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Your laptop and computer have the ethernet port, then use the CROSSOVER cable to connect both.
CROSSOVER cable is simple cable. juss you need to change 2 pins only. You can get from any enectromic store.
2006-07-27 05:44:22 · answer #4 · answered by royal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't want to fiddle with cables, you can get yourself a nice flash drive and transfer the data with that.
2006-07-27 16:21:37 · answer #5 · answered by sunfell2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as per first poster, if you are going to go down the ethernet route, make sure you specifically mention that you want a 'crossover ethernet cable'
a standard cable would not work (unless your connecting through a router or other such device which does the crossover for you)
2006-07-27 05:40:40 · answer #6 · answered by paul_heilbron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as they both have an ethernet port (internet conenction) you can hook them up with an ethernet cable and share the files you want to transfer.
2006-07-27 05:38:09 · answer #7 · answered by shmifty__14 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USB 2.0 cable... Office Depot or Radio Shack sells them
2006-07-27 05:39:42 · answer #8 · answered by Brandon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋