Mary wrote:
>The new computer doesn't have a
>floppy drive, and the old one doesn't had a CD burner.>>
A common problem.
If it were me, I'd look around for an old CD burner--local tip, op-shops,
computer shops probably throw away dozens, ebay. You'd get one for a couple
of dollars.
Just hook it up loose to the old computer. Presumably it has a CD
player--you could use the plugs which feed into that. There's plenty of
simple freeware burning software which ought to be W-98 compatible. You
only need to burn data.
Then transfer all your stuff by way of CD's.
Forget floppies, they're too small to hold many photos. I think W98SE only
had USB1, which is probably why the flash drive won't work.
A second method would be to upload your stuff to one of the many free
websites that host files. Uploading would take a long time, as upload
speeds on most broadband is a lot slower than downloads. Then download it
all onto the new computer. that would cost nothing, and you're obviously in
no hurry.
Don Penlington
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