how to transfer files from an old pc?

Answer 1

Take out the hard drive from the old PC and put it in the new PC as a Slave drive. You may have to change the jumper settings on the hard drive to do this, but there should be a diagram on the hard drive that shows you where to place the jumper.

Start up and Windows should recognize the new hardware. You should be able to browse to the slaved drive and find what you want to bring over to your new PC.

Answer 2

Is the old pc in working order?

Do you have new and old on a network?

If the answer to both is yes, move the files from their current location to the Shared Files of the old pc; set up the shared folders for Network Sharing (open Windows Explorer - right click start, select explor, then highlight shared files, right click on it and set up sharing.

Now go to new pc and copy over files from old pc shared drive to new pc and put them where you want.

If you do not have a network and both pcs work and are network capable, connect the 2 together with a cross cat 5 cable. Set up static IP of 192.168.1.2 on old and 192.168.1.3 on new pc; subnet 255.255.255.0 and default gateway 192.168.1.2 on both. Reboot both after this is done and now do as directed above, creating share folder, etc.

If the old pc does not work, is it because the hard drive failed? If so you are probably out of luck.

If the hard drive is ok but the machine is bad elswhere, you may be able to connect the old hard drive as a slave drive on the new and transfer.

Answer 3

External hard drive. If you dont have one get out the hard from the old PC and connect to the new one (prefferably on the other cable - empty IDE slot). Will have to place jumpers acordingly on the old one or place it as CS (cable select). This is the fastest way. You'll loose time while connecting hardware but the transfer would be fast

Answer 4

If both PCs are running the Windows XP operating system, you can use the File and Settings Transfer Wizard. You can find out exactly how to do that at one of these sites:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457074.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/howto-01.html

The last site provides pictures to walk you through each step. I've done this myself and it can be quite a time saver.

Answer 5

try using a floppy disk - if the computers are on different programs e.g. Works and Word, it would be a good idea to put the files into rtf - rich text format before moving them or copying onto the floppy disk, then the new computer should be able to read them.

Answer 6

Use a Briefcase...its like meant for it....Or use Backup Old files
..by right clicking the properties for the hard drive

Answer 7

big flash drive... if not that then an external Hard drive... if not that then a router and network them together and share the files.

Answer 8

Please re-post with a description of your PC hardware and operating system. Then, we can try to help.

Does your old PC have a CD burner?

Answer 9

if its a domicile windows device, in basic terms share the c: itemizing on the previous workstation and open it from the different workstation. you would be waiting to repeat any record you like as rapid as your complicated disk can study.

Answer 10

If you have USB ports use PC-LING DATA LINK