Moving large file from Windows 98 (not SE) old PC to another PC?

Question

Need to move a file bigger than a floppy can handle from an old Windows 98 PC. No CD burner, no ethernet port. Not connected to internet.

This is just a dumb machine we keep the companuy books on, and did not want that machine hooked to the internet where it could be hacked.

Tried a USB Thumb drive, but it did not work. The OS was too old.

Looking to do this for zero cost. Any ideas?

Answer 1

* if the file is small then you can make it parts using winrar or winzip they are compatible with windows98
* if files are bigger then your last choice is to put your hard disk on that dump PC or vise verse

Answer 2

I like the idea of zipping the file. You can copy pkzip.exe (the original zip program, about 42K in size) into the folder with the file you want to move. To zip the file, use DOS to path to the folder and type "pkzip newfile.zip . Unless your dataset is really big, that should get it small enough for a diskette. Once you get the zipped file onto a diskette, use an unzip program, e.g. pkunzip.exe, to expand it.

If that doesn't work, uh, how's your programming skills? Write a small program to break the file into diskette sized pieces, then write each piece to a separate diskette. Then piece them together on the other machine.

Answer 3

You could take the drive out of the win98 computer. Assuming it's an IDE drive which most drives were back in the day. You can add it as a primary or slave drive to another computer with a more current operating system. Then transfer the files that way.

Answer 4

open the case and remove the hard drive ,place it in the newer computer and make it your f,g ,j or whatever drive .it will run much faster as well in this new environment. get a geek to help you if necessary.they(we) are usually glad to do these kind of things just cause we can.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

i'm not sure if this would work but maybe you could format your usb drive to FAT. it would be worth a try.