I vote for number one! Although we don't know if he/she knows enough or wants to know enough about how to put their old HD in the new computer. For some that know their software and not their hardware, burning a CD is easy, but moving a HD is hard.
Either way, if you call me I'll give you 30 min tech support for free to do the swap. When I was a Gateway tech support, they would have only given me 15 min to do the swap.... Blake On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:32:36 -0600, Piney Woods PC's <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, there are three good ways of doing this. > > 1. You can take the old hard drive out, slave it to the new hard drive > on the new computer and transfer all your files that way. Make sure your > jumpers are set properly are this won't work. > 2. You can network the two comptuers together by purchasing a "crossover > cable" and and network interface card or NIC, then enabling file > sharing between the two computers. Then you can share any or all the > info you want between them. > 3. Invest in an external usb hard drive and use it for backing up or > transferring files via the usb cable. > > Just a few suggestions. > > Piney Woods PC's > > > Blake Schneider wrote: > > > That may work for transferring your word files and large documents > > like movies, etc. But it won't do anything for your software programs > > installed. You'll need to re-install all your programs from their > > original CD's. > > > > if your current computer has a CD burner, you might as well burn all > > your files and save yourself a couple of bucks, besides you should > > have been backing up your computer anyway. > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:05:37 -0600, John Cheek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This is what you are looking for... > > > http://www.homenethelp.com/web/review/pc-linq.asp > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Tom Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 17:00 > > > To: A1 Computer group > > > Subject: [A-1-Computer_Tech] New computer > > > > > > > > > Hadn't gotten a response so thought I'd just post again.....thanks > > > > > > I'm thinking of buying a new computer. I'm wondering, and I'm sure > > this is > > > possible, how does one transfer data like movies, software, etc., > > from the > > > old to the new? Is it as simple as hooking a USB cable from one to the > > > other and when the new one recognizes the old, just move data? > > > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > > > Tom > > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > ________________________________ > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
