My old computer does not write to CDs but can use floppies. It cannot access internet. The new one can read & write CDs but cannot read floppies. I have a lot of work documents on the old one that I really want to save. Any suggestions?
2006-08-19 20:42:51 · 10 answers · asked by petlover 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
a 1 gb pendrive
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=379
see that a 2 gb from samsung is also neatly priced at $ 30
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2212225&sku=U92-2342
another option would be a usb hard drive
a 250 gb at $ 90
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2177418&CatId=136
best part is these pendrives don't even need drivers if os is win xp or win 2000, besides they're pretty handy tools
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive
2006-08-19 20:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by sεαη 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way is to buy a usb storage device otherwise known as a flash drive or thumb drive. Your old computer must have usb ports tho to use it. Then its a matter of copying to the drive in the old system and pasting into the new system! They are cheap too!
P.S.
If you have an mp3 player you may be able to use this same feature providing it will hold data files. Check your manual out!
2006-08-19 20:48:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
easy fix 2 yahooo ids on the 2 computer and send the files over from the old pc to the new one by file transfer you can do that with msn as well or if the 2 computers have windows xp messenger on that is a more fast way to transfer files from 1 pc to the next
2006-08-19 20:52:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a usb flash memory its very usefull u insert the files u want in it and paste it on the new pc and then delete it from the flash memory and do it again untill u have ur files copied from ur old pc and then delete them from the old one if u want try to get one with a large memory atleast 2 gb
2006-08-19 23:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by 609fortube 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows XP comes with a program called Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. Follow this file path: Start/All Programs/Accessories/System tools/Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.This program will explain how to link your computers together and transfer the files .
2006-08-19 20:51:47 · answer #5 · answered by hott.dawg™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could remove the hard drive from the old computer and put it in your new on, make sure you change the pins from master to slave. If you aren't confident enough to do this, you could buy a hard drive caddy and put your old hard drive in this and connect to the new one with the usb cable. Once you've done this you can use the old hard drive as backup storage.
2006-08-19 21:02:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call some wizard to connect old pc's hard disk to the new computer temporarily, move the data you wish, then remove the old hard disk. What are wizard friends for?
2006-08-19 20:52:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) USB memory
2) with Network cable, you can connect your computers..and also,you can use old computers' hard drive as if its in your new computer case.
3) unplug the new cd-rom driver from ur new computer and plig into the old one!
2006-08-19 21:56:25 · answer #8 · answered by ferhat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well theres a lot of option....
if you dont have USB
the easiest is for you to open your old computer and take off the hard disk( size is 3.5" for pc and 2.5" for laptop, then add it in your new computer....
if you can take that off to your old computer ... you can put that to your new one....
if you cant do that....go to the nearest person to you who got a computer.....if they dont know go to computer shop.....they will do it for you....
it only takes 15 min to do that.....
:)
2006-08-19 20:54:06 · answer #9 · answered by cad_djp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe u can use a USB flash memory.
2006-08-19 20:47:17 · answer #10 · answered by happy_84 k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋