have you tried using the USB ports to do the transfer?
Or, even better, remove the HDD from the old machine and install it as a
slave in the new.
"jcaruso56" <> wrote in message
news:uZadnax6RanW2tOiU-...
> I don't have cat 5 on my old gateway,...just serial and usb ports ...I am
> still totally lost on this(2 days now).....dell customer support is a
> joke....I will probably send the computer back.....anyone have any
> suggestions ....?
> thanks....jeff
>
>
>
> "Adam Gross" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > I would highly recommend just going out and picking up a 4-port
switch
> > and 2 cat5 cables. That'll set you back $50 or so, but it'll be
> > exponentially faster, always available, and most importantly, easy as
hell
> > to troubleshoot if something breaks down.
> >
> > -Adam
> >
> > "jcaruso56" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Hi...... I've got two computers connected with a direct parallel
> > > cable (serial)...and I've ran the Files and Setting Transfer Wizard on
> > both
> > > computers(new one has xp pro,old one has ME)....the autodetect just
> > > searches and searches to the point where I give up and
> > > stop the wizard! Am I doing (or not doing) something wrong? I read
all
> > the
> > > hookups and different ways of transferring through the help and
support
> > > section......I even tried tech support(Dell ,microsoft) to no avail..
> > please
> > > help; thanks , jeff
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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