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Just got new puter with Windows XP home edition and there is no floppy drive
so i took the portable floppy from my old win98 laptop and plugged into what
is the printer port which is same place i used on laptop.
How do i get the winXP to recognize the floppy?
Is there any other way to transfer file from my win 98 to winXP.
Do not have a cd burner with win98 puter :(
 
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ladilizbet said:
Just got new puter with Windows XP home edition and there is no
floppy drive so i took the portable floppy from my old win98
laptop
and plugged into what is the printer port which is same place i
used
on laptop.
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The printer port? I'm guessing that you mean a USB port.

How do i get the winXP to recognize the floppy?
Is there any other way to transfer file from my win 98 to
winXP.
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Lots of ways. One easy way if there isn't a lot to transfer is to
E-mail it from one computer and read it on the other.
 
ladilizbet said:
Just got new puter with Windows XP home edition and there is no floppy drive
so i took the portable floppy from my old win98 laptop and plugged into what
is the printer port which is same place i used on laptop.
How do i get the winXP to recognize the floppy?
Is there any other way to transfer file from my win 98 to winXP.
Do not have a cd burner with win98 puter :(
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If you don't want to setup a network using a CAT5 crossover cable and LAN
cards then...

One of the simplest ways is to use a USB-USB link cable. These are sold by
many computer stores and allow two PC to be connected together using a cable
with a lump in the middle and some S/W supplied with the product. What you
see is a new drive on each computer and you can drag and drop files between
conputers. You should also be able to work out how to use the Windows
transfer files and settings wizard. They are typically faster than a floppy
but quite a bit slower than a LAN.
 
ladilizbet said:
Just got new puter with Windows XP home edition and there is no floppy drive
so i took the portable floppy from my old win98 laptop and plugged into what
is the printer port which is same place i used on laptop.
How do i get the winXP to recognize the floppy?
Is there any other way to transfer file from my win 98 to winXP.
Do not have a cd burner with win98 puter :(
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Downld XP driver for your floppy drive. setting a network or using a USB
stick is another form of data transfer between 2 PC's.
 
From his spyware and virus infected Windoze box, CWatters had this to say:
If you don't want to setup a network using a CAT5 crossover cable and LAN
cards then...
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I think the OP would be far better off going crossover than USB. More than
likely that old Win98 laptop only has USB1 and would be terribly slow
compared to ethernet.
 
NoStop said:
I think the OP would be far better off going crossover than USB. More than
likely that old Win98 laptop only has USB1 and would be terribly slow
compared to ethernet.
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Yes i agree the performance would be a lot better. The setup if slightly
more complex though if the win98 laptop doesn't have a LAN port.
 
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