At 02:34 AM 12/31/00 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi: > >I have a laptop from which I'd like to transfer files to my desktop, >the laptop's floppy having died. . > >Does anyone know of a freeware program I could install on both >computers such that I could use a cable to transfer files between >them? I'm running W95A on the laptop and W98 on the desktop. >Any suggestions would be much appreciated. > >TIA You will need to go into add-remove-programs in control panel click on Windows Setup Tab, click once to highlight communication (do NOT uncheck it), and click on the Details... button. Check the box next to Direct Cable Connection. Now you need the Windows CD-ROM. Note: one machine must be the HOST and one must be the GUEST! You will also need a special cable called a NULL Serial cable. Here's the pin-outs, but you can purchase such a cable pre-made for this purpose at your favorite computer store. Just look for a NULL serial cable with the proper DB?? and sex (male or female) for your serial ports. http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q142/3/24.ASP You also want to check and see if you have a free serial port open. After it's setup you can use that mysterious Briefcase to synchronize the files you want... There is also a similar method to connect 2 computers using the modem jacks, but I have never tried this. This also requires a special NULL cable I assume, not just the regular RJ11 phone patch cable. /jay -- email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] #mircnewbies on EFnet RSA KEY: 76B1 A850 6F40 2A25 0BE6 378E CDC9 6408 ---- post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] url: http://theMezz.com/informant forum: http://theMezz.com/bbs subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] digest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] notDigest: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
