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is this possible( transferring files between computers)

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Semidevil

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I have a laptop that is pretty much useless. It boots up to windows fine, but if you try to open 'my computer,' 'IE,' 'network nieghborhood', etc etc, it wont do anything. it just wont open these programs. so I"m pretty much stuck on the desktop.

I guess I"ll try to reformat as a last resort, but I want to transfer some files over to my desktop. Burning them onto a CD wont work because it wont let me open my burner program either.

Is there a way where I can just connect the two computers via a cable, and just have the desktop access and get all the laptop files? the problem is right now, the laptop cannot do anything.

I'm able to go to the command prompt, and go to cmd\ or msconfig, but other then that, the computer cannot do anything.

any ideas?
 
Your best bet and maybe the only way is to remove the hard drive
from the laptop, put it in an external drive enclosure and connect it
to your regular pc ... then transfer what ever files you want to save.
After that you can format it, reinstall it in the laptop and install the OS
 
well you could connect the two with a crossover cable, but you would still need to find a way to set an internal IP. There are some bootable CDs that you may be able to use to boot the laptop up on a network connection to transfer the files
 
I'd connect them with a crossover (peer-to-peer) cable and boot into safe mode w/network support. You might have better luck working with it in safe mode.
 
Originally posted by: Semidevil
I have a laptop that is pretty much useless. It boots up to windows fine, but if you try to open 'my computer,' 'IE,' 'network nieghborhood', etc etc, it wont do anything. it just wont open these programs. so I"m pretty much stuck on the desktop.

I guess I"ll try to reformat as a last resort, but I want to transfer some files over to my desktop. Burning them onto a CD wont work because it wont let me open my burner program either.

Is there a way where I can just connect the two computers via a cable, and just have the desktop access and get all the laptop files? the problem is right now, the laptop cannot do anything.

I'm able to go to the command prompt, and go to cmd\ or msconfig, but other then that, the computer cannot do anything.

any ideas?
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Use a Bootable CD with a OS that would alow you networking support ... like Knoppix ...

Even with a Win98BOOT CD you cand access the partitions and save the data through Norton Commander and a Paralel Cable ... if you only have FAt & FAT32 partitions ... if you use NTFS ... then only the Bootable OS CD is the solution .
 
This is an ideal job for UBCD for windows. If you can get into the laptop bios, and set it to boot from a CD, all you need to do is burn a UBCD4Windows iso. Start up with that, connect to the network, open up an explorer type windows and copy the files over to the desktop pc. Running chkdsk may also fix any corrupt files.
 
ok guys, I actually got to safemodw fine and it allows networking and I am able to open network connections. I'm currently searching for ways to transfer via crossover cable. while i'm searching if anyone has specific instructions on how to do this, that'll be great.

I went to the network setup wizard, but could not get it to work. it says my cord is unplugged for some reason
 
Set up both machines with the same workgroup name, and ensure Client for Microsoft Networks and File and Printer Sharing are installed in both network connections. You'll need to manually assign an IP address and subnet to both machines. Use whatever you want but make sure the IP's are in the same range ie: 134.25.10.1 and 134.25.10.2. Use a subnet of 255.255.255.0

Reboot both machines, ensure your cables are connected, and browse My Network Connections. You should be able to see the other machine. Pinging the IP from a command prompt should also work.

At this point it is simply a matter of sharing the folder you want to move over and moving it.
 
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