Saving files from old computer help? Windows XP

studysep

I have a windws xp computer which is slow but I can browse my documents. I have a number of files on there which I want to take off there and put on my vista. What is the easiest way? I can imagine a usb stick will take ages. I wanted to try dropbox but the internet freezes. Is there another way e.g. by removing the memory and putting it on a newer computer?

Only need the files. Will probably throw the tower away after.

closed

unless you have GB's, usb stick will be fast, or you buy a usb caddy for a few pounds, and put the old hard disk in.

there is a sticky thread above on how to speed up your machine

googler

If you're buying a new PC anyway, take the HDD out of the old one, put it in a USB caddy and connect it to the new one.

Copy/paste files and/or folders from old drive to new PC.

If there's only a few files, as was said - copy them to a USB stick or memory card.

studysep

There's quite a few files but I won't be buying a new pc. I have a windows vista pc, can I put it in there temporarily? Will throw the old away as I don't think it's good anymore.

santer_2

If it is around 4GB of files, using a DVD to copy them on to would save the removal of the hard drive

Worth running through this afterwards

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2436849

Notmyrealname

File and Settings Transfer Wizard, built into XP and Vista. Run on XP, it creates a file you put on a DVD/Memory stick and pop into the Vista computer and restore the settings from it.

PlutoinCapricorn

I just dragged everything onto a USB memory stick - this did not take log - and dragged from the USB into my new laptop, which was even faster. I tried moving from my online backup, but this takes ages and uses up my mobile broadband allowance, so decided on the stick/dragging option.

studysep

Thank you for your replies everyone.

Gillor

http://www.gizoo.co.uk/Products/PCGaming/PCGadgets/Tornado.htm

Nilrem

Don't forget your emails, and contacts if you don't use the document/settings transfer tool.

IIRC the emails can be exported from outlook express fairly easily, but I can't remember if contacts can be done easily (I tended to manually copy the email folder, and address book from it's hiding place).