crossover cable

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by chapps, Dec 20, 2003.

  1. chapps

    chapps Private E-2

    i am trying to transfer data from my old computer to a new one ,the guy at the store sold me a crossover cable and said that was all i needed.
    i've tried to set up a network between the two with no luck my old computer is running windows me the new one windows xp i've run the setup on the new one and made a floppy for the old ---no-luck
    i've tried to folly this webpage with no luck
    http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy.sav/pc_networking/
    i am not online for this process because i am just transfering data
    would it be easier to just take the old hard drive and place it in the new as a slave drive ?
    should a install xp on old computer?
    any help is greatly needed
    thanks chapps
     
  2. †T-Rex †

    †T-Rex † Specialist

    Taking the old hard drive out of the old computer and putting it in the new one would be what I would do, but if you're still considering transferring the data from one to the other, you may want to check the NIC cards on both. Sounds like maybe that's where the problem lies.

    Windows XP and 98 ME should be able to talk to each other without problems. Did you try the "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard" that comes installed with Windows XP? It should walk you through the process of transferring the data from the 98 ME box. Good luck! :)
     
  3. chapps

    chapps Private E-2

    problem fixed
    Windows XP Note: NetBEUI is no longer installed on your hard drive by default. To proceed with this tutorial, you will need to copy the following files from your XP CD on to your hard drive
    #1) copy nbf.sys into the %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ directory
    #2) copy netnbf.inf into the %SYSTEMROOT%\INF\ directory
    this is all i had to do
    did not have to disable any firewall
     

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