How to create multiple floppy discs?

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I have a 2 MB file that I want to move to a different computer that has only a 3.5" disc drive (and hard drive)

How can I use WindowsXP to divide this 2 MB file into two floppy discs to transfer and load on the other machine

I use to do this under dosshell long ago, but how to use WinXP for this

Dave
 
Hi Dave,

You need a file splitter. There are plenty of freeware ones around, try a
google.com search.

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
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Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone



Dave said:
I have a 2 MB file that I want to move to a different computer that has
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only a 3.5" disc drive (and hard drive).
How can I use WindowsXP to divide this 2 MB file into two floppy discs to
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transfer and load on the other machine?
 
Dave said:
I have a 2 MB file that I want to move to a different computer that has
Click to expand...
only a 3.5" disc drive (and hard drive).
How can I use WindowsXP to divide this 2 MB file into two floppy discs to
Click to expand...
transfer and load on the other machine?
I use to do this under dosshell long ago, but how to use WinXP for this?

Dave
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If the other computer is online you could always email the file to yourself.
If not, this tiny file splitter/joiner does a great job:
http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/#win32 It *should* fit on to a floppy so
that you can move it to the other computer to rejoin the split file.

HTH,

Ian.
 
Have you just tried zipping the file, hat should reduce it
to a size that will fit on a floppy.



| I have a 2 MB file that I want to move to a different
computer that has only a 3.5" disc drive (and hard drive).
|
| How can I use WindowsXP to divide this 2 MB file into two
floppy discs to transfer and load on the other machine?
|
| I use to do this under dosshell long ago, but how to use
WinXP for this?
|
| Dave
 
good ol' powerarchiver works a trea

u spec'e
ah have a 2 MB file thet ah's hankerin' t'move t'a diffrunt computer thet has only a 3.5" disc drive (an' hard drive). How kin ah use WindowsXP t'divide this hyar 2 MB file into two floppy discs t'transfer an' load on t'other machine? ah use t'do this hyar unner dosthell long ago, but how t'use WinXP fo' this? Abner
 
Have you just tried zipping the file, hat should reduce it
to a size that will fit on a floppy.
Click to expand...


And even if the resulting zip file won't fit on a single floppy,
almost all the standard zip utilities provide for spanning the
file over more than one disk3ette.
 
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in message | Have you just tried zipping the file, that should reduce
it
| to a size that will fit on a floppy.
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| | | I have a 2 MB file that I want to move to a different
| computer that has only a 3.5" disc drive (and hard drive).
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| | How can I use WindowsXP to divide this 2 MB file into
two
| floppy discs to transfer and load on the other machine?
| |
| | I use to do this under dosshell long ago, but how to use
| WinXP for this?
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| | Dave
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