Windows 3.1 File Transfer

[Jerry]

I need to transfer files in the 4 to 5 mb range from a
Windows 3.1 pc to a Windows XP Professsional pc. There is
no internet or e-mail connection where these computers are
located. Both computers have floppy drives, parallel
ports, and serial ports. I tried without luck using the
Microsoft Backup program on the Windows 3.1 machine to
transfer to the XP Backup program. I have read that using
a null modem serial cable might do the job or a parallel
cable between the computers. Any suggestions?

 

[Gordo]

I need to transfer files in the 4 to 5 mb range from a
Windows 3.1 pc to a Windows XP Professsional pc. There is
no internet or e-mail connection where these computers are
located. Both computers have floppy drives, parallel
ports, and serial ports. I tried without luck using the
Microsoft Backup program on the Windows 3.1 machine to
transfer to the XP Backup program. I have read that using
a null modem serial cable might do the job or a parallel
cable between the computers. Any suggestions?

Transferring 5MB should be easy. Zip up the files, and use floppies. If
necessary, you can split the zip file into parts using the PC Mag. utility
called Slice.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Jerry wrote:

Transferring 5MB should be easy. Zip up the files, and use
floppies.
If necessary, you can split the zip file into parts using the
PC Mag.
utility called Slice.

I concur with zipping them and using floppies. Splitting the zip
file into pieces with a separate utility shouldn't be necessary,
however. Almost all standard zip utilities have the ability to
span multiple diskettes.

One caveat: be sure to format the diskettes on the Windows XP
computer, not the Windows 3.1 one. Otherwise they may not be
readable on the XP computer.