Transfer from old PC with windows 98

maimee_magic

Hi, trying to transfer some photos from an old pc which runs on Windows 98 onto my laptop which runs on XP. Just bought a data transfer stick as advised at Staples but it doesn't work! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Donnie

If your old PC is connected to the Internet, you can upload the files to a file hosting website and then download them to the new PC. If it has a CD burner, you can burn them to a CD. Too obvious?

spud17

The data stick uses usb which is not available in Win98, BUT if you can find the correct drivers then you can use usb in Win98.

Try the manufacturers website first.

I had this problem but my drive came with a small CD with win98 drivers, I found the following by using Google, but use at your own risk.
http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php

[Deleted User]

Windows has had USB support since Windows 95 OSR2, but I suggest you read this article to ascertain whether you will be able to manage it:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258773/EN-US/

ormus

or network the 2 puters and transfer the photos.
you can do this via your router. put a lan cable (ethernet) on the old puter direct into the router. assuming you have a lan port?

maimee_magic

Thanks everyone. The old computer is not connected to the internet and doesn't have a rewriter. Nor does it have an ethernet connection. That old!
Any other ideas please. Hate to lose all those old photos.Ta.

maimee_magic

If I install NTL broadband on my old PC will it mess up my current connection on my wireless laptop?

Gavin57

Take out hard drive put in caddy and you can use it as portable hard drive.

Anthony2oo5

maimee_magic wrote: »

If I install NTL broadband on my old PC will it mess up my current connection on my wireless laptop?

no, you will be fine.

maimee_magic

Thanks Gavin but didn't understand your answer! I'm pretty useless with computers!
Anthony, will try and install broadband on the old one.
Cheers.

Gavin57

You can buy a caddy that you can put a harddrive taken from a computer into and then you can access the files from it as if it was a portable hard drive. Ebuyer If you do a search there are quite a few and they vary in price.