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transferring 3.1 files
Name: Fred Date: November 25, 2003 at 16:55:53 Pacific OS: 3.1 CPU/Ram: 386/unk
Comment:
My friends dad, just got an XP machine. On the 3.1 machine, I am trying to get the files off the C drive and save them so he can use the on the xp mackine. The files are Word2.0 .doc files. Someone on an XP Forum said I can hook the HDD to my computer and get the files off that way. Is that possible? The connectors arn't the same. I tried the floppy drive, but doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions how to do this. Thx
Name: x86 Date: November 25, 2003 at 23:46:56 Pacific
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If the XP PC has a FAT file system, download and create two WIN98SE OEM boot floppies from www.bootdisk.com, and using either a Null Modem Serial Cable or Parallel LapLink Cable, transfer files using either;
FileMaven: http://www.briggsoft.com/fmdos.htm
or LapLinkV: www.laplink.com
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Response Number 2
Name: markp1313 Date: November 26, 2003 at 00:05:50 Pacific
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Or if the files are not to big. Or if you can split them into small files. You could just e-mail them to yourself. Or use an online ftp/vertual drive.
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Response Number 3
Name: dominicus Date: November 26, 2003 at 10:40:27 Pacific
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Could be one of the harddrives is an old scsi drive, which would explain the connecters difference...emailing them to yourself is, indeed the best option, as i doubt you'd have more than 30 megs of .doc files..provided your on highspeed you should have no problem sendig them off in 3 or 4 meg packets (zip them up first so that each packet is one file)...if your on dial-up make them a lot smaller (500k each) and remember to make sure the files aren't kept on the server after (often mail's kept on the server after you pick it up, you dont want to do that if your picking up that much in the way of files!)
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Response Number 4
Name: Fred Date: November 26, 2003 at 11:54:45 Pacific
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Well guys, I got mad at the floppy drive, pulled it out and SLAMMED it back into the rails and connector and now works fine...lol Thx for suggestions. Who said kicking the tires don't fix the problems!
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Response Number 5
Name: PC Freak Date: November 27, 2003 at 12:12:48 Pacific
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Another "Percussive Maintenance " success story. ;)
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