An easy way for you might be to get yourself a USB transfer cable.  (I can't remember the generic term right now, it's something like Laplink or Datalink)

This is a USB to USB cable with a small device in the middle which ensures that the data and power flow go only in one direction at a time.

This is because USB outlets carry live current, so two same-type USB outlets can't be connected without such a regulator.

You obviously need something like this right now, but you'll probably also find it'll come in handy at some later date.

Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Barry Kinske 
  Subject: [PCBUILD] Files to a New Computer?


  Listers, this may sound like an easy question for most of you, but it's giving me a problem. I got a new Dell 4550 (2.2 ghz, 120GB, 512 Ram, Win XP Pro) and I want to move files from my old Dell XPS 600 (Win 98 SE) to the new one. It seems to be so basic that no one (or where) says exactly how to accomplish this. I got a new networking cable thinking I could hook one to the other, but there's no place to plug it on the Dell Xps, just a USB 1 outlet.  I got a CD-RW(Artec 52x 24x 52x) to install in the XPS, thinking I could burn the files and then download to the new one, but I can't get the system to recognize it. The Installation instructions were not very explicit but I think I got it in right 8<). Any help would be much appreciated


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