My old computer runs in windows 98, doesnt ahve a cdwriter only floopy drive, is very old and has a lor of photosd that i want to transfer to new computer runing windows xp media center
2006-12-04 05:40:57 · 7 answers · asked by jlg4554 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
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2006-12-04 05:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by don_steele54 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is a way, but it is difficult....remove the hard drive from the old computer, hook up the connector and power plugs from the CD (DVD) ROM in you new computer...this will temporarily disable the ROM, in a sense, it won be installed. now turn on the computer (You may be prompted with a found new hardware screen, if so, let it install) and go to my computer, you should be able to see the old hard drive. Just drag and drop your old files into a folder on the new computer, IE C drive. When done, turn off the computer and disconnect the old hard drive and reconnect the CD ROM
2006-12-04 05:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by radiodj3 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are several ways to doing this....
1. email the files to yourself (will take forever if you are transferrring lots of files)
2. get a usb external hard drive or thumb drive
3. get a usb external hard drive enclosure and put the old drive in it
4. take the old hard drive out and connect it the new computer as a slave drive
I would recommend #3 as it costs about $20 for an enclosure and you dont have to be a computer nerd to install it.
2006-12-04 05:54:22 · answer #3 · answered by gandalf 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nicely the way in that can be to take it to a keep and ask them to do it yet you'll likely pay with the help of the nostril for that yet in case you understand what your doing (and out of your eliminating the puzzling force it sounds like you do) and do not ideas voiding the guaranty you may open your new computer up and plug contained in the former one to boot for your modern-day on, you may want to nicely be requested on boot up which operating gadget to run on purely say vista then you definately must be able to bypass the archives round as you want yet in case you purely offered this computer i'd ask the position you obtain it from about an improve to living house windows 7 maximum places are nonetheless operating a loose improve application, im happy with seven and it wouldn't have as many gremlins as vista
2016-11-23 16:22:07 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pull out the hard drive from the old computer, put it in the new computer. turn on the new computer. copy files. problem solved.
\/\/\/\/\/ nerd
2006-12-04 05:48:22 · answer #5 · answered by Joe 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you have an ethernet crossover cable you can hook the two pc's together through their ethernet NIC's...
2006-12-04 05:54:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
use a jumpdrive if you have one
2006-12-04 05:47:05 · answer #7 · answered by afox1998 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋