- file transfer wizard
- Posted by KC on January 4th, 2006
My new pc did not come with any disks except a system recovery disk. My
transfer wizard won't let me pick a drive I have (like my cd-r drive) to
create a wizard disk. I am at a loss as to what to do at this point. Thanks
for any help I can get. K.C.
- Posted by Shenan Stanley on January 4th, 2006
KC wrote:
> My new pc did not come with any disks except a system recovery
> disk. My transfer wizard won't let me pick a drive I have (like my
> cd-r drive) to create a wizard disk. I am at a loss as to what to
> do at this point. Thanks for any help I can get. K.C.
Export to a new directory, burn that data to a CD, copy that data to the new
machine, use F.A.S.T. to import from the copied location.
--
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MS-MVP
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- Posted by Nepatsfan on January 4th, 2006
In 6D8DA5DE-5EF7-425D-A723-166C4D706D92@microsoft.com KC wrote:
> My new pc did not come with any disks except a system
> recovery disk. My transfer wizard won't let me pick a drive
> I have (like my cd-r drive) to create a wizard disk. I am at
> a loss as to what to do at this point. Thanks for any help
> I can get. K.C.
Without an actual XP installation CD, your options for running
the FAST wizard on your old computer are limited.
I take it your new computer does not have a floppy drive. One
option in this case is to use a USB flash drive. You can
usually find one that will do the job for around $15.
If at all possible, see if you can borrow a real installation
CD from a friend or family member. Put the CD in your old
computer's CD drive and select "Perform additional tasks" on
the opening screen. On the next screen, select "Transfer files
and settings".
Good luck
Nepatsfan
- Posted by sroizman on January 5th, 2006
I had the same problem, and I got a USB flash drive. Using it in the new
computer was OK. But when I went to the old one (windows 98) the File
Transfer Wizard coud not complete "the collection". I got a screen from the
wizard, with a message saying that "an error occurred while the wizard was
starting".
Anybody, please?
"Nepatsfan" wrote:
> In 6D8DA5DE-5EF7-425D-A723-166C4D706D92@microsoft.com KC wrote:
> > My new pc did not come with any disks except a system
> > recovery disk. My transfer wizard won't let me pick a drive
> > I have (like my cd-r drive) to create a wizard disk. I am at
> > a loss as to what to do at this point. Thanks for any help
> > I can get. K.C.
>
> Without an actual XP installation CD, your options for running
> the FAST wizard on your old computer are limited.
>
> I take it your new computer does not have a floppy drive. One
> option in this case is to use a USB flash drive. You can
> usually find one that will do the job for around $15.
>
> If at all possible, see if you can borrow a real installation
> CD from a friend or family member. Put the CD in your old
> computer's CD drive and select "Perform additional tasks" on
> the opening screen. On the next screen, select "Transfer files
> and settings".
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>
>
>
- Posted by James Cain on January 11th, 2006
I am also trying to transfer files from Windows 98 (not me or se). My cd
burner on the old computer is not reliable, so I want to use the direct cable
approach. However, I have not been able to get the file transfer wizard to
recognize the cable. I have tried usb to usb, and ethernet cable.
Jim
"sroizman" wrote:
> I had the same problem, and I got a USB flash drive. Using it in the new
> computer was OK. But when I went to the old one (windows 98) the File
> Transfer Wizard coud not complete "the collection". I got a screen from the
> wizard, with a message saying that "an error occurred while the wizard was
> starting".
> Anybody, please?
>
> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
> > In 6D8DA5DE-5EF7-425D-A723-166C4D706D92@microsoft.com KC wrote:
> > > My new pc did not come with any disks except a system
> > > recovery disk. My transfer wizard won't let me pick a drive
> > > I have (like my cd-r drive) to create a wizard disk. I am at
> > > a loss as to what to do at this point. Thanks for any help
> > > I can get. K.C.
> >
> > Without an actual XP installation CD, your options for running
> > the FAST wizard on your old computer are limited.
> >
> > I take it your new computer does not have a floppy drive. One
> > option in this case is to use a USB flash drive. You can
> > usually find one that will do the job for around $15.
> >
> > If at all possible, see if you can borrow a real installation
> > CD from a friend or family member. Put the CD in your old
> > computer's CD drive and select "Perform additional tasks" on
> > the opening screen. On the next screen, select "Transfer files
> > and settings".
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Nepatsfan
> >
> >
> >
- Posted by Nepatsfan on January 11th, 2006
You need to use a crossover cable to connect the computers
through their network cards. A regular Ethernet patch cable
will not do the job.
Belkin CAT5e Crossover Patch Cable
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Belki...oductDetail.do
Get your network set up first. Share resources on the
appropriate computer and then run the FAST wizard.
Good luck
Nepatsfan
In 60304593-490D-4394-A82F-04D8A0CBEA0E@microsoft.com James
Cain wrote:
> I am also trying to transfer files from Windows 98 (not me
> or se). My cd burner on the old computer is not reliable,
> so I want to use the direct cable approach. However, I have
> not been able to get the file transfer wizard to recognize
> the cable. I have tried usb to usb, and ethernet cable.
>
> Jim
>
> "sroizman" wrote:
>
>> I had the same problem, and I got a USB flash drive. Using
>> it in the new computer was OK. But when I went to the old
>> one (windows 98) the File Transfer Wizard coud not complete
>> "the collection". I got a screen from the wizard, with a
>> message saying that "an error occurred while the wizard
>> was starting".
>> Anybody, please?
>>
>> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>>
>>> In 6D8DA5DE-5EF7-425D-A723-166C4D706D92@microsoft.com KC
>>> wrote:
>>>> My new pc did not come with any disks except a system
>>>> recovery disk. My transfer wizard won't let me pick a
>>>> drive I have (like my cd-r drive) to create a wizard
>>>> disk. I am at a loss as to what to do at this point.
>>>> Thanks for any help I can get. K.C.
>>>
>>> Without an actual XP installation CD, your options for
>>> running the FAST wizard on your old computer are limited.
>>>
>>> I take it your new computer does not have a floppy drive.
>>> One option in this case is to use a USB flash drive. You
>>> can usually find one that will do the job for around $15.
>>>
>>> If at all possible, see if you can borrow a real
>>> installation CD from a friend or family member. Put the CD
>>> in your old computer's CD drive and select "Perform
>>> additional tasks" on the opening screen. On the next
>>> screen, select "Transfer files and settings".
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> Nepatsfan
- Posted by thatchthis on January 16th, 2006
I am tryng to transfer data from my laptop to my desktop....desktop has a dvd
burner...what do I do
--
da chief
"James Cain" wrote:
> I am also trying to transfer files from Windows 98 (not me or se). My cd
> burner on the old computer is not reliable, so I want to use the direct cable
> approach. However, I have not been able to get the file transfer wizard to
> recognize the cable. I have tried usb to usb, and ethernet cable.
>
> Jim
>
> "sroizman" wrote:
>
> > I had the same problem, and I got a USB flash drive. Using it in the new
> > computer was OK. But when I went to the old one (windows 98) the File
> > Transfer Wizard coud not complete "the collection". I got a screen from the
> > wizard, with a message saying that "an error occurred while the wizard was
> > starting".
> > Anybody, please?
> >
> > "Nepatsfan" wrote:
> >
> > > In 6D8DA5DE-5EF7-425D-A723-166C4D706D92@microsoft.com KC wrote:
> > > > My new pc did not come with any disks except a system
> > > > recovery disk. My transfer wizard won't let me pick a drive
> > > > I have (like my cd-r drive) to create a wizard disk. I am at
> > > > a loss as to what to do at this point. Thanks for any help
> > > > I can get. K.C.
> > >
> > > Without an actual XP installation CD, your options for running
> > > the FAST wizard on your old computer are limited.
> > >
> > > I take it your new computer does not have a floppy drive. One
> > > option in this case is to use a USB flash drive. You can
> > > usually find one that will do the job for around $15.
> > >
> > > If at all possible, see if you can borrow a real installation
> > > CD from a friend or family member. Put the CD in your old
> > > computer's CD drive and select "Perform additional tasks" on
> > > the opening screen. On the next screen, select "Transfer files
> > > and settings".
> > >
> > > Good luck
> > >
> > > Nepatsfan
> > >
> > >
> > >
