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Ray Parrish <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:23:30 -0700
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Hello,

Yes, you can take the Win 98 drive and put it in the Win XP machine and 
transfer files that way.

If it's an IDE hard drive it is relatively easy to add it to the other 
machine. Make sure the red line on the data cable lines up with pin one 
on the connector of the drive, and you'll have to set the Master/Slave 
jumper to Slave on the drive you add in.

You'll have to be careful about static electricity when you're inside 
your computer case, ground yourself to the power supply before reaching 
inside and touching anything.

Hope this helps. Later, Ray Parrish

Bernadine wrote:
> I was told by PCSOFT I had to send this question to you.
>
> I have an old computer this XP and an older yet computer Win 98, no 
> idea what's on it anymore.
>
> The Win98 computer will not work with a flash drive. I have quite a 
> few files and folders I would like to transfer from the Win98 to the 
> XP and unless I use hundreds of floppy disks I can't do that. Is there 
> a way to transfer files more easily and not cost me an arm and a leg? 
> Can the old hard drive be linked to the newer computer? How? If not 
> can the old hard drive be taken out and added to the newer computer? 
> How? I'm not very good at understanding most of the answers you write 
> to others, so could you please explain in easy terms.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Bernadine
>

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