[need help]

I'm having a problem I'm trying to transfer some files from my old computer
to my new xp computer. The 98 only has a floopy and some of the files are two
large to fit on a floopy. I had thought if I could connect the two computers
then I could just transfer the files from one computer to the next through a
crossover cable, but I'm not shore how to set this up? Will I be able to
tranfer programs from 98 to xp through a crossover cable? Thank you in
advance for your help.

[Richard G. Harper]

Files? Yes. Programs? Absolutely not. See the how-to guides for setting
up networks here:

http://www.wown.com/
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/

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"need help" <needhelp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B6FC2B42-7C53-428A-9C07-2A87F9D79C3F@microsoft.com...
> I'm having a problem I'm trying to transfer some files from my old
> computer
> to my new xp computer. The 98 only has a floopy and some of the files are
> two
> large to fit on a floopy. I had thought if I could connect the two
> computers
> then I could just transfer the files from one computer to the next through
> a
> crossover cable, but I'm not shore how to set this up? Will I be able to
> tranfer programs from 98 to xp through a crossover cable? Thank you in
> advance for your help.

[Marc_099]

if your just using Windows 98, then you can not do file sharing. You need
Windows 98 Second edition (SE) to have file sharing.

and you can have file sharing between a direct link from
computer-to-computer on Second Edition.

"need help" wrote:

> I'm having a problem I'm trying to transfer some files from my old computer
> to my new xp computer. The 98 only has a floopy and some of the files are two
> large to fit on a floopy. I had thought if I could connect the two computers
> then I could just transfer the files from one computer to the next through a
> crossover cable, but I'm not shore how to set this up? Will I be able to
> tranfer programs from 98 to xp through a crossover cable? Thank you in
> advance for your help.

[Ron Lowe]

"Marc_099" <Marc099@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:01BC38EC-E22B-44D6-B393-342E7229AC79@microsoft.com...
> if your just using Windows 98, then you can not do file sharing. You need
> Windows 98 Second edition (SE) to have file sharing.
>
> and you can have file sharing between a direct link from
> computer-to-computer on Second Edition.
>


That's not right.

You can share files on Windows98 first edition.
For that matter, you can share files on Win95, and Windows 3.11, and DOS if
you want.

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Best Regards
Ron Lowe
MVP - Windows Networking