[TheForge] OT new computer file transfer

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Walt,

Can you burn a CD on your old PC.   It's still sneeker net but at 600MB per
shot it shouldn't take too long.

You could also use the brute force method and mount your old hard drive as a
secondary drive in the new syatem.  Then just drag and drop the directories.
I don't know anything about XP but that would have worked on previous
versions.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.

---Original message---
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:49:17 -0400
From: "Walter L. Mullett" <wmullett at bright.net>
Subject: [TheForge] OT new computer file transfer


I just upgraded to a new Dell running XP.  My old system I had downgraded
some time ago from NT to '98 because of some problems.  Now the disk drive
is not working so herein lies the problem.  I really don't want to put in a
new drive and sneaker net my data.  Some CAD files are way too big.

It doesn't look like I can just direct cable and network the old system in.
I have both a null modem serial cable and a parallel (laplink) cable.  I can
configure either of these in as direct cable and connect ok with either
being the host but I need a means of transferring the data.

In the old days, I would have used a simple communications program but I'm
out of touch with what's happening now.  XP wants me to use their "Files and
Transfer Wizard" - it uses TCP/IP only.  I set that up yesterday using the
XP CD in my old computer.  This only uses the serial connection.  The
connection was made and 24 hours later it's still working on the settings
for transfer.  As far as I can tell, nothing else even started to transfer
yet.  Gonna be a month or more at that rate!

Seems the best I can get is 0.4 Mbps serial, 0.7 Mbps parallel.  LapLink
Gold, a new product, will do 5 Mbps with a special USB but that's $400.

Has anybody gone through this.

Walt