Transfering Files from 98 to Vista

[Guest]

I have an old computer running Windows 98 and would like to transfer them
over to my new computer running Vista. Can anyone help me? The transfer
cables of transfer files from Windows 2000 or higher. Does anyone have any
suggestions? Thanks

 

[Rock]

I have an old computer running Windows 98 and would like to transfer them
over to my new computer running Vista. Can anyone help me? The transfer
cables of transfer files from Windows 2000 or higher. Does anyone have
any
suggestions? Thanks

Burn to CD/DVD, flash drive or external USB drive, or use the FAST wizard in
XP to migrate to info to an XP box, then use WET to move to Vista.

 

[Dale]

98 doesn't have FAST wizard.

But other than that, you're exactly right.

Dale

 

[Rock]

98 doesn't have FAST wizard.

But other than that, you're exactly right.

You can use FAST on Win98. Use the XP CD.

 

[Guest]

I do not have a CD drive on my old computer. I only have a floppy drive which
my new computer does not have. Those cables are only for windows 2000 or
higher so they won't work neither......I am guessing the only option is the
external hard drive or flash drive.....which would be better to try?

 

[Rock]

I do not have a CD drive on my old computer. I only have a floppy drive
which
my new computer does not have. Those cables are only for windows 2000 or
higher so they won't work neither......I am guessing the only option is
the
external hard drive or flash drive.....which would be better to try?

USB external drive. - holds more data, but if capacity isn't the issue then
flash is convenient.

 

[Charlie Wilkes]

USB external drive. - holds more data, but if capacity isn't the issue then
flash is convenient.

Oh come on. This is absurd. Is the magnificent Windows Vista truly not
capable of connecting to a Win98 box through an rj45 crossover cable?

Charlie

 

[Ron Sommer]

: On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:14:26 -0800, Rock wrote:
: >>> >>
: >>> >> Burn to CD/DVD, flash drive or external USB drive, or use the FAST
: >>> >> wizard
: >>> >> in XP to migrate to info to an XP box, then use WET to move to
Vista.
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> You can use FAST on Win98. Use the XP CD.
: >
: > USB external drive. - holds more data, but if capacity isn't the issue
then
: > flash is convenient.
: >
:
: Oh come on. This is absurd. Is the magnificent Windows Vista truly not
: capable of connecting to a Win98 box through an rj45 crossover cable?
:
: Charlie

The computer doesn't have a CD drive.
I doubt it has a network connection.

 

[Charlie Wilkes]

: On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:14:26 -0800, Rock wrote:
: >>> >>
: >>> >> Burn to CD/DVD, flash drive or external USB drive, or use the FAST
: >>> >> wizard
: >>> >> in XP to migrate to info to an XP box, then use WET to move to
Vista.
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> You can use FAST on Win98. Use the XP CD.
: >
: > USB external drive. - holds more data, but if capacity isn't the issue
then
: > flash is convenient.
: >
:
: Oh come on. This is absurd. Is the magnificent Windows Vista truly not
: capable of connecting to a Win98 box through an rj45 crossover cable?
:
: Charlie

The computer doesn't have a CD drive.
I doubt it has a network connection.

If so, the good news is he can get a network card for about 5 bucks on
Ebay, or probably more easily, scrounge one up at a junk store that
sells old computer parts. I know it's possible to connect a win98
computer to an XP computer because I've done it. I don't know about Vista.

Charlie

 

[Steve Cochran]

Take the hard drive out of the 98 box and stick it in the new box. Then
copy the files and stick the hard drive back in the 98 box.

steve

 

[Rock]

Oh come on. This is absurd. Is the magnificent Windows Vista truly not
capable of connecting to a Win98 box through an rj45 crossover cable?

What's absurd? Care to be specific?

 

[Charlie Wilkes]

What's absurd? Care to be specific?

Sure, I will be specific. It's absurd to be discussing portable media
options to address a situation where a crossover cable is the easy, obvious
solution, assuming the guy has more than a few hundred MB of data to move,
and assuming Vista supports such an arrangement, as other MS operating
systems do from DOS on up.

Charlie

 

[Andy]

What's absurd? Care to be specific?

I transferred win98 files to Vista home basic using an IDE to USB cable and
I was amazed that it automatically put the photos and music all in the right
folders in vista for me without doing it manually - magic or what!?

The way I had to do it was take ownership of the documents and settings
folder in Vista first before it would let me access that folder though.

 

[Charlie Wilkes]

I transferred win98 files to Vista home basic using an IDE to USB cable and
I was amazed that it automatically put the photos and music all in the right
folders in vista for me without doing it manually - magic or what!?

That is a completely reasonable way to do it if you don't mind opening up
your case and hooking your hard drive to the cable. Certainly it is
less cumbersome than using an external hard drive and copying everything
twice.

But, I submit once again that the average Joe with 20 gb of music to
transfer from his old w98 machine to a new Vista machine, will find an RJ45
crossover cable to be the easiest solution to implement... assuming it's
possible to do this with Windows Vista.

Charlie

 

[Rock]

Sure, I will be specific. It's absurd to be discussing portable media
options to address a situation where a crossover cable is the easy,
obvious
solution, assuming the guy has more than a few hundred MB of data to move,
and assuming Vista supports such an arrangement, as other MS operating
systems do from DOS on up.

What you say doesn't make using portable media absurd. What if the two
computers are not in the same location? It's an issue of options and
choice.

 

[Andy]

That is a completely reasonable way to do it if you don't mind opening up
your case and hooking your hard drive to the cable. Certainly it is
less cumbersome than using an external hard drive and copying everything
twice.

But, I submit once again that the average Joe with 20 gb of music to
transfer from his old w98 machine to a new Vista machine, will find an
RJ45
crossover cable to be the easiest solution to implement... assuming it's
possible to do this with Windows Vista.

Charlie

eh!? with my USB to IDE cable I didn't have to open up the case at all
(well not on the new vista PC anyways). the IDE end of the cable went on
the windows 98 IDE Hard drive and then I plugged the USB end of the cable
into the Widows Vista PC front usb socket. I think anyway mainboard in the
new PC has no IDE sockets any more anyway only SATA. Even the CD Writer is
SATA connection.