Connect 2 computers to transfer files?

I bought a new Sony VAIO with XP Home edition, and all my data files reside
on an older VAIO with Win98. The units both have a Sony i-Link (IEEE)
connection and USB 2.0 (on the XP unit) and USB 1.0 (on the older VAIO
unit). I s there any simple way to link them so that the new computer
recognizes the hard drive on the older machine? Thanks in advance!

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-----Original Message-----
I bought a new Sony VAIO with XP Home edition, and all
my data files reside
on an older VAIO with Win98. The units both have a Sony
i-Link (IEEE)
connection and USB 2.0 (on the XP unit) and USB 1.0 (on
the older VAIO
unit). I s there any simple way to link them so that
the new computer
recognizes the hard drive on the older machine? Thanks
in advance!


.

OK, so the new VAIO has an Ethernet connection built in. I have 3Com USB
Network Interface that I can temporarily use from my cable company (as my
old computer didn't have the built in Ethernet). Can I just get an RJ-45
connector and be "in business"? Do I really need a hub to transfer files?

"anonymous" wrote in message
...
http://catalogs.google.com/microsoft.html
search for: home network

-----Original Message-----
I bought a new Sony VAIO with XP Home edition, and all
my data files reside
on an older VAIO with Win98. The units both have a Sony
i-Link (IEEE)
connection and USB 2.0 (on the XP unit) and USB 1.0 (on
the older VAIO
unit). I s there any simple way to link them so that
the new computer
recognizes the hard drive on the older machine? Thanks
in advance!


.

You don't need a hub for just two machines. With an ethernet card in both
pc's you can connect the two with a cat5 cable but it needs to be a
crossover cable. Then you'll need to set up a network and you should have
connectivity.


"So'n'so" wrote in message
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OK, so the new VAIO has an Ethernet connection built in. I have 3Com USB
Network Interface that I can temporarily use from my cable company (as my
old computer didn't have the built in Ethernet). Can I just get an RJ-45
connector and be "in business"? Do I really need a hub to transfer files?

"anonymous" wrote in message
...
http://catalogs.google.com/microsoft.html
search for: home network

-----Original Message-----
I bought a new Sony VAIO with XP Home edition, and all
my data files reside
on an older VAIO with Win98. The units both have a Sony
i-Link (IEEE)
connection and USB 2.0 (on the XP unit) and USB 1.0 (on
the older VAIO
unit). I s there any simple way to link them so that
the new computer
recognizes the hard drive on the older machine? Thanks
in advance!


.

I remember a while ago someone at work told me that you could buy a USB
cable to temporarily connect two USB computers together. Maybe a search
for USB cables with matching ends would be something to investigate.

Connecting them together directly would create a peer to peer
connection. My MS Networking Essentials textbook says it is easy, but I
have a router so I've never tried it.

So'n'so wrote:
OK, so the new VAIO has an Ethernet connection built in. I have 3Com USB
Network Interface that I can temporarily use from my cable company (as my
old computer didn't have the built in Ethernet). Can I just get an RJ-45
connector and be "in business"? Do I really need a hub to transfer files?

"anonymous" wrote in message
...

http://catalogs.google.com/microsoft.html
search for: home network


-----Original Message-----
I bought a new Sony VAIO with XP Home edition, and all

my data files reside

on an older VAIO with Win98. The units both have a Sony

i-Link (IEEE)

connection and USB 2.0 (on the XP unit) and USB 1.0 (on

the older VAIO

unit). I s there any simple way to link them so that

the new computer

recognizes the hard drive on the older machine? Thanks

in advance!


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