Transfering data from an old pc

s3amus · 12-03-2007 1:52pm #1

How can I transfer data from an old Win 95 pc without any usb ports (just serial and parrallel) to a new one? Mostly Word files with photos.

christophicus · 12-03-2007 1:59pm

The easiest thing to do is put the harddrive from your new pc into the old one and then copy the files form one HDD to the other.

trout · 12-03-2007 3:33pm

1) remove the drive from the old PC and install it as a slave in your new PC
2) get yerself an external USB caddy - cheap and handy to have around

i'd go for option 2 ... http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=323068

good luck

zilog_jones · 12-03-2007 10:16pm

You can also set up a null modem connection using a crossover serial cable (I forget what they call it in Windows), though it's hella slow.

s3amus · 14-03-2007 3:13pm

trout wrote:

1) remove the drive from the old PC and install it as a slave in your new PC
2) get yerself an external USB caddy - cheap and handy to have around

i'd go for option 2 ... http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=323068

good luck

Thanks, think I'll try option two

Transfering data from an old pc

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