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Message # 7259.2.1.1.1

Subject: Depends on how he does it

Date: Sat 06/12/03 19:58:47 GMT

Name: DDMan

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No...win95 will not support USB, BUT if you jsut put the hard drive in a USB enclosure (to copy the files to the new computer) it would work fine. After that you can put the hard drive back in the old computer, or reformat it and have the extra storage for the new comp.

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Does W95 run USB?

By Graham (UK) - graham@styxwetworld.com Sat 06/12/03 09:23:28 GMT

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Might be worth checking this. I can't recall if USB works on W95. It will certainly need some W95 service, but maybe someone else can enlighten you. Just a thought before you go too far down a dead end. Graham

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Now maybe we are talking.

By Don - Sat 06/12/03 08:57:46 GMT

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My old computer runs Win 95 and everything else I tried to get for it thru the years wasn't compatible. But I will certainly check out relocating the HD. That would be extremely nice. And the USB would be very fast.

Thanks for the tip.

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Few possible alternatives.

By DDMan - Sat 06/12/03 08:19:15 GMT

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#1. Network. If your old computer has a network card (your new one of course would) you can transfer the files via an ethernet connection (using a crossword connection).

2. Buy a USB external enclosure, then remove the hard drive from the old computer, put it in the enclosure, and hook the enclosure to your new computer via USB.

Other than that, there arent many other options that I can think of right now.

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Off topic tech ques. Save my wetlook collection?

By Don - Sat 06/12/03 07:56:16 GMT

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My old computer just refuses any kind of upgrade. I spent almost 8 hours yesterday trying to download and install IE4.01 but it just would not work. I got a new laptop and wanted to transfer the files from the old one but ran into a snag because it had such an old version of IE. The transfer gizmo I got from Dell requires at least IE4.01 on the old computer as does hooking up a parallel cable and running as a network using the WinXP disk. (I used Netscape for all the years and never upgraded IE.)

My old one does not have a CD writer and the new one no floppy.

I am at the point where I am emailing the very best pictures I got from member sites to myself at a second email acct. And now am considering an X-Drive acct. But either way transferring 1.3 gig will take months and my old computer is getting very cranky. It is hard to get booted up and won't last much longer.

Local places will transfer the data for $70 but how embarrassing would that be!!!

If there is another way to do this that I am ignorant of I would be forever in anyones debt who can point it out.

I cannot imagine loosing my wetlook pics. Some sites are still up and I could get the pictures back but most of the sites are now gone.

Thanks for any ideas.

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