get my pictures from old pc windows 98 to dell laptop

T-R-A July 28, 2012 at 07:29:10

Does it have a network card? Modem? USB port? Parallel port? CD-R or any device that you could connect it to the internet? With the little info you provided, it's impossible to determine much... "Channeling the spirit of jboy..."

Jolicloud July 28, 2012 at 10:24:48

Purchase a USB Caddy for the W98's Hard Drive, Vista will be able to read the drive. Googling is quicker than waiting for an answer....

Derek July 28, 2012 at 17:13:00

Is the W98 working? Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

Windows 98 is working. The cd doesn't copy or burn. Ive tried the usb scan disc and can't download the driver. I don't have the proper cord to connect them together but am looking for one, I think a usb is the one I need? thanks Linda

Derek July 29, 2012 at 12:56:48

If the CD drive can read disks, one way around it is to create a Linux Live CD on another computer. I use Puppy Linux for this sort of thing. You have to create the disk using the Image burning feature on whatever software is installed - most burning software has this, including Nero. Once you have a Linux CD you have to power-on the W98 with the Linux CD in the drive. You will probably first have to go into BIOS to esure that the CD drive is seen ahead of the C driver (otherwise it will still boot to W98). When you have Linux running from the CD you just drag and drop your important files from the HD onto a Flash Drive using the icons on the bottom left of the desktop (linux has the USB driver incorporated). Note that Linux from a CD does not change anything on Win 98. Without the CD in the drive it will boot back to W98 as before. If you want to go this way I suggest you use Puppy Linux 4.3.1 on the list here: http://www.puppylinuxfaq.org/first-... "pup-431.iso" is quite adequate for what you want to do and, unlike later versions, saves nothing on the HD. Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks

T-R-A July 29, 2012 at 15:39:40

"Ive tried the usb scan disc and can't download the driver." Not certain what you mean by that, but if it (the Win98 machine) has a USB port, then generic storage drivers may be all you need: http://www.technical-assistance.co.... Make sure you select the correct version of Win98 the machine has (First Edition or SE). You might also want to stick to a USB device which is 2GB or less; there are sometimes problems with very large flash-drives. Also, when you are working with the files, the rule is copy, not move. Should something go wrong during a move, the file(s) may be irreparably lost. "Channeling the spirit of jboy..."

Derek July 29, 2012 at 17:24:18

Yes, although Puppy Linux is a definite way forward I agree with T-R-A above. I have several Flash Drives and have managed to make all of them work on W98SE without difficulty. There are generic drivers around and in one case even W98 found a driver for me (much to my surprise after all these years with no MS support). Err...I assume you mean "SanDisk". Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks