Using extra hard drive.

[Terry Jones]

Just purchased a new desktop with winXP. Have my old
desktop running winME. Was wondering what problems will be
if I get a external enclosure for the old hard drive unit
running winME and hook it by USB port to my new unit
running winXP.

What I am trying to do is avoid transfering my files to
the new computer.

IS THIS POSSIBLE or is there another solution?

[Patty MacDuffie]

You shouldn't have any problems with an external USB configuration.
--=20
Patty MacDuffie
Windows XP MVP

"Terry Jones" > wrote in message =
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> Just purchased a new desktop with winXP. Have my old=20
> desktop running winME. Was wondering what problems will be=20
> if I get a external enclosure for the old hard drive unit=20
> running winME and hook it by USB port to my new unit=20
> running winXP.
>=20
> What I am trying to do is avoid transfering my files to=20
> the new computer.
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> IS THIS POSSIBLE or is there another solution?

[Joe727]

Why don't you just install the old hard drive in the new PC?

Here's a "How to" article from PC World Magazine.

http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,47370,00.asp

Once you install the old hard drive, just delete the Windows 98 folder =
on it.

Joe

"Terry Jones" > wrote in message =
...
> Just purchased a new desktop with winXP. Have my old=20
> desktop running winME. Was wondering what problems will be=20
> if I get a external enclosure for the old hard drive unit=20
> running winME and hook it by USB port to my new unit=20
> running winXP.
>=20
> What I am trying to do is avoid transfering my files to=20
> the new computer.
>=20
> IS THIS POSSIBLE or is there another solution?