Filesharing disabled. How to copy files across machines ?

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My constraints:

- file sharing disabled
- USB HDD disabled
- cannot install software

What are the options in connecting up 2 machines and copying files
across ?

- what are my options is I *can* install software ?

Thanks very much in advanced for your answer.

 

[Gary]

Your message is difficult to interpret.

Are you saying that for some unknown reason, you can't share files on one
machine? If I've had difficulty sharing or accessing a share on one
machine, I usually just try the opposite direction. So, let's say I have
old computer A and new computer B. I try to share a folder on B, then go to
A and try to access the path to the share to move my files from A to B. But
for whatever reason it doesn't work. Well...instead, I might share the
folder on B where I want my files to go. Then go to A and access the share
in that direction. Without more information on why your file sharing isn't
working (such as error messages or missing menu items or something...) I
don't know why it's disabled.

You cannot install software on either computer?
What happens when you try to install software?
I didn't understand that last question in the post.

Another option when I have a dead computer, is taking the hard drive and
attaching it to another computer to get the files off of it.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

My constraints:

- file sharing disabled
- USB HDD disabled
- cannot install software

What are the options in connecting up 2 machines and copying files
across ?

You have several choices of how to move your data over. Which is best
for you greatly depends on how much data you have to transfer. Here
are some choices:


a. Transfer them on diskettes.


b. Transfer them on CDRs.


c. E-mail them from the old machine and read the E-mail on the new
one.


d. Network the two computers, and just copy the files over the
network.


e. Temporarily (or even permanently) install the old computer's hard
drive in the new computer and just copy them over.


f. Use a USB thumb drive


g. Back them up to an external hard drive, and restore them from there
on the new computer.

 

[dingdongdingding]

Are you saying that for some unknown reason, you can't share files on
one machine? If I've had difficulty sharing or accessing a share on
one machine, I usually just try the opposite direction. So, let's say
I have old computer A and new computer B. I try to share a folder on
B, then go to A and try to access the path to the share to move my
files from A to B. But for whatever reason it doesn't work.
Well...instead, I might share the folder on B where I want my files to
go. Then go to A and access the share in that direction. Without
more information on why your file sharing isn't working (such as error
messages or missing menu items or something...) I don't know why it's
disabled.

You cannot install software on either computer?
What happens when you try to install software?
I didn't understand that last question in the post.

Another option when I have a dead computer, is taking the hard drive
and attaching it to another computer to get the files off of it.

 

[dingdongdingding]

I wonder if there is any freeware Laplink type of software that does
not need to be installed ?