transfering files from old an old laptop to a new one?

Question

is there a simple way to get some photo and music files moved from my old laptop to my new one without bringing both to a guru and paying a lot of money? old PC does not have a burner..

Answer 1

what you need is a
USB Data Link Transfer Cable
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/8199/
or use yahoo messenger to transfer files.

Answer 2

If you don't want to save them into floppies, try this. This is a good trick. Make yourself another email. Then you can send yourself some files that are not bigger than 10Mb. When you are done sending yourself your files, connect your new computer and download them. For files greater than 10M, you can use services like www.yousendit.com or other free file transfer service. You will spend sometime here, but that's best than paying too much $$$$$ to a guru.

This is the best and easier way if you don't even have an USB port in your old computer. If it happens that you have a USB port, you can also borrow an external cd or dvd burner and burn your files there. But if not, the email trick may work for you.

Hope this helps!!

Answer 3

If the old laptop has a network card, find a friend who has a home network. Connect the old laptop to the network and turn on file sharing.

Copy all the pictures, etc., over to your friends computer.

Either burn them to a CD from that computer, or attach the new laptop to your friends network, and copy the files to the new computer.

Answer 4

while you're employing homestead windows XP, you would be employing the records and Settings circulate Wizard as a manner to circulate your records on your new computer. shop on with those steps: a million) Press the initiating Toggle Key and "R" on your key board concurrently. you will see the Run communication field. 2) variety "migwiz" and press the enter key. 3) click next. 4) click the "previous computer" radio button and click next. 5) look ahead to a collectively as and choose the "different" radio button. 6) you will elect a USB flash force with a huge storage ability. Browse on your USB force and click next. 7) shop on with the succeeding training if any. >>you will possibly be able to additionally create a community connection between your new computer and your previous computer and use the records and Settings circulate Wizard to circulate the records betweeen them.

Answer 5

you can transfer files using a USB pen frive-- a 250 MB USB disk is only about $25

Answer 6

If both machines have a LAN, Serial or parrelell port you could network the two together. Or use Laplink or PcAnywhere.

Answer 7

you can either copy all files to cd or dvd or use windows diskcopy command where you hook up both computers through serial ports

Answer 8

It is hardly possible. but try USB PC to PC cable it might work for you