File Transfer Wizard Problem

[Guest]

I just got a new XP Home computer and want to transfer files from my old
98SE. Tried direct cable connection (parallel to parallel) and could see the
connection but could never find the shared files (did a share on the entire
hard drive). Tried FAST but the new computer has no floppy so all that shows
up are the memory card reader drives when asked where to save the Wizard to
for the old computer. No option to CD writer but also no option to save to
hard drive. It shouldn't be this difficult so I guess I must just be missing
something obvious - any suggestions so that I can transfer files without
having to copy to CD on old one and then shift over to the new one to
transfer?
Thanks, Ron

 

[Guest]

Started reading your post and thought it was mine, but then remembered I
didn't write one! But had I it would have been your words. Brand new Intel
computer .. brandnew Windows XP (can NOT stand it!) and my old wonderful
Windows SE computer right here next to the new big one. Direct cable
connection between the two and it took me forever to find the passover
between the two but now I have it easy. I have it easy .. but to explain it
would be another matter. What I am adding onto your problem .. is ... my
problem. Because I have Office 2000 and many others over there that I would
like over here on this new one and yes I went about doing the file transfer
exe ... but I had to designate small network as opposed to direct cable ... I
guess maybe because my direct cable (to me it looks like a cable directly
between the two but I guess perhaps it was not via serial port) and finally
the new machine found the old one and started copying the files I wanted ...
and did a finished job and then I was supposed to go back to the New one
after being in the old one, and voila click and transfer. Well excuse me ..
but I have been searching ever since for this easy recorded list of files I
want transferred ... and I can not find it. At first I thought it would have
to be on the old system ... but now I am wondering if it is this huge thing
left on the new system. I am sorry I am adding to your problem .. but
whomever might help you ... I would love to have help me too. The directory
name of this thing that I think is the data that was made when I initially
asked to transfer "these" files ... is on the root drive of my new system and
it is titled USMT2.UNC
I don't know why. When I click it open ... it has a file named IMG00001.DAT
that is 104,098 KBs big and also a file named status with no file ending to
it. I tried reading that one with notepad and it was in that other language
that I don't understand. I started to designate the DAT file as the file to
go to while running the 2nd half of the transfer wizard .. and it looked like
it was about to start going with it. I stopped because I didn't want a huge
amount of wrong files transferred to my new system and since I got lost as to
where the data was going to be stored .. I thought that might be a potential
thing to happen. Anyway ... does anyone know where the file would be stored
that would have the data on it - Wouldn't it by nature be on the old system.
The File Transfer system does not have much of a help file telling you these
things but I can look for it in Windows Tech I guess.

 

[Li'l Roberto]

I just got a new XP Home computer and want to transfer files from my old
98SE. Tried direct cable connection (parallel to parallel) and could see
the
connection but could never find the shared files (did a share on the
entire
hard drive). Tried FAST but the new computer has no floppy so all that
shows
up are the memory card reader drives when asked where to save the Wizard
to
for the old computer. No option to CD writer but also no option to save
to
hard drive. It shouldn't be this difficult so I guess I must just be
missing
something obvious - any suggestions so that I can transfer files without
having to copy to CD on old one and then shift over to the new one to
transfer?
Thanks, Ron

Both of you look at this article regarding FAST [courtesy of Gary
Woodward], it really is a no brainer to use
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

good luck
rgds
Li'l Roberto

 

[Rock]

Started reading your post and thought it was mine, but then remembered I
didn't write one! But had I it would have been your words. Brand new Intel
computer .. brandnew Windows XP (can NOT stand it!) and my old wonderful
Windows SE computer right here next to the new big one. Direct cable
connection between the two and it took me forever to find the passover
between the two but now I have it easy. I have it easy .. but to explain it
would be another matter. What I am adding onto your problem .. is ... my
problem. Because I have Office 2000 and many others over there that I would
like over here on this new one and yes I went about doing the file transfer
exe ... but I had to designate small network as opposed to direct cable ... I
guess maybe because my direct cable (to me it looks like a cable directly
between the two but I guess perhaps it was not via serial port) and finally
the new machine found the old one and started copying the files I wanted ...
and did a finished job and then I was supposed to go back to the New one
after being in the old one, and voila click and transfer. Well excuse me ..
but I have been searching ever since for this easy recorded list of files I
want transferred ... and I can not find it. At first I thought it would have
to be on the old system ... but now I am wondering if it is this huge thing
left on the new system. I am sorry I am adding to your problem .. but
whomever might help you ... I would love to have help me too. The directory
name of this thing that I think is the data that was made when I initially
asked to transfer "these" files ... is on the root drive of my new system and
it is titled USMT2.UNC
I don't know why. When I click it open ... it has a file named IMG00001.DAT
that is 104,098 KBs big and also a file named status with no file ending to
it. I tried reading that one with notepad and it was in that other language
that I don't understand. I started to designate the DAT file as the file to
go to while running the 2nd half of the transfer wizard .. and it looked like
it was about to start going with it. I stopped because I didn't want a huge
amount of wrong files transferred to my new system and since I got lost as to
where the data was going to be stored .. I thought that might be a potential
thing to happen. Anyway ... does anyone know where the file would be stored
that would have the data on it - Wouldn't it by nature be on the old system.
The File Transfer system does not have much of a help file telling you these
things but I can look for it in Windows Tech I guess.

<snip>

You might think about using paragraphs, consistent punctuation,
formatting thoughts into logical units such as simple sentences, and
avoiding the "flow of consciousness" type posting. I read less than one
line of your post and said forget it.

 

[Rock]

I just got a new XP Home computer and want to transfer files from my old
98SE. Tried direct cable connection (parallel to parallel) and could see the
connection but could never find the shared files (did a share on the entire
hard drive). Tried FAST but the new computer has no floppy so all that shows
up are the memory card reader drives when asked where to save the Wizard to
for the old computer. No option to CD writer but also no option to save to
hard drive. It shouldn't be this difficult so I guess I must just be missing
something obvious - any suggestions so that I can transfer files without
having to copy to CD on old one and then shift over to the new one to
transfer?
Thanks, Ron

Ron, one option is to install the drive from the old system into the new
system as a slave drive and copy the files directly. Also here is a
good reference for the use of FAST:

http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

 

[Guest]

And you might think of opening your small rock brain and if you are going to
bother to say anything - then why not just say something constructive as I
have done so here. My punctuation and "flow of consciousness" is obviously
more your problem with reading something not phrased via Dick and Jane.
Without the Jane.

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much. This site looks like it will be very helpful.
sbc

I just got a new XP Home computer and want to transfer files from my old
98SE. Tried direct cable connection (parallel to parallel) and could see
the
connection but could never find the shared files (did a share on the
entire
hard drive). Tried FAST but the new computer has no floppy so all that
shows
up are the memory card reader drives when asked where to save the Wizard
to
for the old computer. No option to CD writer but also no option to save
to
hard drive. It shouldn't be this difficult so I guess I must just be
missing
something obvious - any suggestions so that I can transfer files without
having to copy to CD on old one and then shift over to the new one to
transfer?
Thanks, Ron

Both of you look at this article regarding FAST [courtesy of Gary
Woodward], it really is a no brainer to use
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

good luck
rgds
Li'l Roberto

 

[Li'l Roberto]

Thank you very much. This site looks like it will be very helpful.
sbc

I just got a new XP Home computer and want to transfer files from my old
98SE. Tried direct cable connection (parallel to parallel) and could
see
the
connection but could never find the shared files (did a share on the
entire
hard drive). Tried FAST but the new computer has no floppy so all that
shows
up are the memory card reader drives when asked where to save the
Wizard
to
for the old computer. No option to CD writer but also no option to
save
to
hard drive. It shouldn't be this difficult so I guess I must just be
missing
something obvious - any suggestions so that I can transfer files
without
having to copy to CD on old one and then shift over to the new one to
transfer?
Thanks, Ron

Both of you look at this article regarding FAST [courtesy of Gary
Woodward], it really is a no brainer to use
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

good luck
rgds
Li'l Roberto

You are welcome !
hope you sort it out

rgds
Li'l Roberto

 

[Rock]

And you might think of opening your small rock brain and if you are going to
bother to say anything - then why not just say something constructive as I
have done so here. My punctuation and "flow of consciousness" is obviously
more your problem with reading something not phrased via Dick and Jane.
Without the Jane.

:

I didn't, wouldn't and won't waste my time on it. I do notice your
subsequent post was a bit more comprehensible, though. Keep up the
improvement, you may get there yet.