It is easy to just put the old hard drive in the new
computer as a slave, very little skill is needed. No parts
need be purchased. But a cross-over CAT 5 cable is not a
problem or very expensive if you don't want to open both
cases and set up the slave drive (jumper setting, plug in
wires/cables.
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message | Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/crawford_november12.mspx
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| List of Programs Whose Settings Are Migrated When You Use
| the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];304903
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| HOW TO: Set Up a Direct Cable Connection Between Two
Computers in Windows XP
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305621&Product=winxp
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| Cables That Are Compatible with Direct Cable Connection
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310576&Product=winxp
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| Carey Frisch
| Microsoft MVP
| Windows XP - Shell/User
| Microsoft Newsgroups
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| Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx
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| "M Skabialka" wrote:
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|| A friend with very little PC experience, had bought a new
PC. What is the
|| cheapest/easist way for him to move his files (My
documents, photos, etc) to
|| the new PC?
||
|| I thought there was some kind of crossover cable, and
some kind of
|| connection in Windows but I haven't tried this before as
I have a network at
|| home and copy files that way.
||
|| He just has two PCs and wants to copy files.
||
|| What should he buy and do?
||
|| Thanks
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