HELP Transfer 98 computer to Vista computer

[Kris]

Just bought a new pc today with vista. old has win 98. It doesnt have a cd
burner just a floppy (the 98).

So how do I get my stuff to my new Vista pc?\

PLEASE HELP

 

[98 Guy]

Kris wrote:

> Just bought a new pc today with vista. old has win 98. It doesnt
> have a cd burner just a floppy (the 98).
>
> So how do I get my stuff to my new Vista pc?

Remove the hard drive from your win-98 system and connected to the new
system as a slaved or secondary drive.

 

[thanatoid]

=?Utf-8?B?S3Jpcw==?= <Kris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in news:467905C3-F2BD-4BAD-BC10-2CE973B9410F@microsoft.com:

> Just bought a new pc today with vista. old has win 98. It
> doesnt have a cd burner just a floppy (the 98).
>
> So how do I get my stuff to my new Vista pc?\
>
> PLEASE HELP

Return it immediately and have a local shop make a custom-built
box instead (with a floppy AND a CD/DVD burner). You can have
your old hard drive put into the new box as a second drive. Your
machine will cost ½ of the brand-name crap, and service will be
around the corner instead of 3 months of e-mails and voice-mails
away.

If it's "too late" for whatever reason, or if you simply enjoy
extreme suffering, wipe the new machine's drive of Vista and
install an older version of Windows. As much as I hate to say
it, even XP is better than Vista. And 98 is better than both, as
you hopefully will NOT have to find out.

If you double-enjoy extreme suffering, keep the machine with
Vista. You will curse this day.

--
"This is not nuclear. This is just a test."
- illyria

 

[glee]

Do you have USB ports on the Win98 computer? If so, the simplest method is to use a
USB flash drive ("memory stick") to copy your files and bring them to the Vista
machine.

If the 98 computer has a network card or onboard NIC, you can network the two
computers and, using the Vista computer, copy files from the 98 machine. This will
require that you do some network configuration in Vista, in order to access the 98
computer and you will need at least a crossover cable to connect the machines to
each other.

You can also remove the hard drive from the old computer and slave it in the new
one, temporarily, for the purpose of copying files. This requires that you be
familiar with opening a computer case and removing/installing components. You also
need to find out if opening the case of the new computer voids the warranty....it
should not, but each company has its own policy.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.org/
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Kris" <Kris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:467905C3-F2BD-4BAD-BC10-2CE973B9410F@microsoft.com...
> Just bought a new pc today with vista. old has win 98. It doesnt have a cd
> burner just a floppy (the 98).
>
> So how do I get my stuff to my new Vista pc?\
>
> PLEASE HELP

 

[Kris]

IS THIS SOMETHING SOMEONE SMART SHOULD DO???? (leaves me out)

"98 Guy" wrote:

> Kris wrote:
>
> > Just bought a new pc today with vista. old has win 98. It doesnt
> > have a cd burner just a floppy (the 98).
> >
> > So how do I get my stuff to my new Vista pc?
>
> Remove the hard drive from your win-98 system and connected to the new
> system as a slaved or secondary drive.
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

It's something anyone with a bit of mechanical ability can do. If you don't
feel qualified, then find someone who is qualified to do it for you. Or use
one of the other methods outlined by Glee. Personally, I find that moving
the hard drive(s) is by far the easiest way to accomplish the task.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Kris" <Kris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5FB2EEDD-E23C-4D11-B86E-59E9FFDE7C80@microsoft.com...
> IS THIS SOMETHING SOMEONE SMART SHOULD DO???? (leaves me out)
>
> "98 Guy" wrote:
>
>> Kris wrote:
>>
>> > Just bought a new pc today with vista. old has win 98. It doesnt
>> > have a cd burner just a floppy (the 98).
>> >
>> > So how do I get my stuff to my new Vista pc?
>>
>> Remove the hard drive from your win-98 system and connected to the new
>> system as a slaved or secondary drive.
>>

 

[98 Guy]

Kris wrote:

> IS THIS SOMETHING SOMEONE SMART SHOULD DO????

What - start using Vista?

We all know the answer to that...

 

[Dan]

The problem with Vista is that it is still very new in my opinion. My
favorite operating system is still 98SE. I find it amusing that a lot of my
friends always wonder why I spend the time of day still with 98SE because it
is still so old. I explain that I like it for the compatibility reasons. I
can play old DOS games and applications from 98SE that will not play in XP
Professional. I will continue to dual-boot with 98SE and XP Pro. on 2
seperate hard drives for as long as possible. 98SE is on a Fat32 partitioned
C:\drive while XP Professional is on an NTFS partitioned D:\drive. I have
learned now to be very careful allowing anything from the XP Pro. side to be
saved or have anything to do with the 98SE side to help prevent any potential
data corruption or dll _ell as has happened to me in the past. <grin>

"thanatoid" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?S3Jpcw==?= <Kris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in news:467905C3-F2BD-4BAD-BC10-2CE973B9410F@microsoft.com:
>
> > Just bought a new pc today with vista. old has win 98. It
> > doesnt have a cd burner just a floppy (the 98).
> >
> > So how do I get my stuff to my new Vista pc?\
> >
> > PLEASE HELP
>
> Return it immediately and have a local shop make a custom-built
> box instead (with a floppy AND a CD/DVD burner). You can have
> your old hard drive put into the new box as a second drive. Your
> machine will cost ½ of the brand-name crap, and service will be
> around the corner instead of 3 months of e-mails and voice-mails
> away.
>
> If it's "too late" for whatever reason, or if you simply enjoy
> extreme suffering, wipe the new machine's drive of Vista and
> install an older version of Windows. As much as I hate to say
> it, even XP is better than Vista. And 98 is better than both, as
> you hopefully will NOT have to find out.
>
> If you double-enjoy extreme suffering, keep the machine with
> Vista. You will curse this day.
>
> --
> "This is not nuclear. This is just a test."
> - illyria
>

 

[Dan]

Glen, I just wanted to jump in here and say I am now working towards getting
my A+ certification as well. Man, the book is over 1000 pages --- 5th
edition. I don't remember the title but I can write back about which it was.
For work, I started taking the classes on-line and wow by skimming through
the book, I did know lots but there is a ton that I don't know. I am glad
life is so exciting and interesting again. I have my faith in God, get to
work with children, and get to work on computers. It is great. Have a nice
day!

"glee" wrote:

> Do you have USB ports on the Win98 computer? If so, the simplest method is to use a
> USB flash drive ("memory stick") to copy your files and bring them to the Vista
> machine.
>
> If the 98 computer has a network card or onboard NIC, you can network the two
> computers and, using the Vista computer, copy files from the 98 machine. This will
> require that you do some network configuration in Vista, in order to access the 98
> computer and you will need at least a crossover cable to connect the machines to
> each other.
>
> You can also remove the hard drive from the old computer and slave it in the new
> one, temporarily, for the purpose of copying files. This requires that you be
> familiar with opening a computer case and removing/installing components. You also
> need to find out if opening the case of the new computer voids the warranty....it
> should not, but each company has its own policy.
> --
> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
> http://dts-l.org/
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Kris" <Kris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:467905C3-F2BD-4BAD-BC10-2CE973B9410F@microsoft.com...
> > Just bought a new pc today with vista. old has win 98. It doesnt have a cd
> > burner just a floppy (the 98).
> >
> > So how do I get my stuff to my new Vista pc?\
> >
> > PLEASE HELP
>
>

 

[Jeff Richards]

Look inside the new machine. If the disk drive is connected using the same
sort of cable as in the W98 machine ( a very wide flat cable ) then with a
little caution and some basic mechanical aptitude someone here could take
you through the process. If the new machine uses a different form of cable
it becomes a bit trickier and probably requires someone with experience on
the spot.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Kris" <Kris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> IS THIS SOMETHING SOMEONE SMART SHOULD DO???? (leaves me out)
>

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Even if the new HD controller is SATA, it's at least quite likely that a
PATA controller also exists. Though I understand that in mass-market
machines they are doing away with those, too.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"Jeff Richards" <JRichards@msn.com.au> wrote in message
news:e2RyGRh4HHA.1484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Look inside the new machine. If the disk drive is connected using the
> same sort of cable as in the W98 machine ( a very wide flat cable ) then
> with a little caution and some basic mechanical aptitude someone here
> could take you through the process. If the new machine uses a different
> form of cable it becomes a bit trickier and probably requires someone with
> experience on the spot.
> --
> Jeff Richards
> MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> "Kris" <Kris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5FB2EEDD-E23C-4D11-B86E-59E9FFDE7C80@microsoft.com...
>> IS THIS SOMETHING SOMEONE SMART SHOULD DO???? (leaves me out)
>>
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