Transferring Files

[Matt16978]

I am trying to transfer most of my old data on my 2k machine to my new xp machine. On the xp box I have firewire, usb 2.0 and a LAN connection (RJ 45), while on my old win 2k box I have usb 2.0, and RJ 45 and a firewire port through my audigy 2 soundcard. I hook them up through firewire and xp is fine, but 2k has to look for drivers which It cannot find for the 1394 port on the audigy. I also tried hooking them directly to eachother using the RJ45 connection, but I cant get file trandfer to work. Someone please help me.

 

[Sideswipe001]

If you hook them up together over RJ45, you'd need a crossover cable (think of it as specially designed for a direct connect between two computers). It's different than the kind you use to hook a computer to a switch or router. You should be able to pick one up at BestBuy/CompUSA; or any local computer store. Give them both IP addresses (like 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2) and then the computers should see each other, and you can transfer away!

 

[Theslowone]

as Sideswipe said if you do it over lan, you need a cross over cable(about 6 dollars) or a lan hub(15?), router. If you do it over usb you need a usb trasfer cable, which is about 50 bucks. I don't know about firewire.

Or you can go old school and do it over one of your com ports.

 

[nordlaw]

If you're just trying to move a lot of files, not settings (like with the FAST wizard), and your old HD is compatible with your new system, you could just install the old HD as a slave and move everything over.

Otherwise, the crossover cable's a good investment - they come in handy.

 

[Matt16978]

thank you all. I had the crossover cable, but as things turned out, I forgot to disable Norton on both systems. Once I did that, things went fine and now I'm up and running