Home networking problems

Hi i have just bought a new computer and am wantin to get all my files off
of my old 1. To do this I decided to borrow an ethernet card and home
network. I have correctly installed my network cards but i dnt no what to do
next.
1 computer is on windows xp and the other is on windows 98. I tried the home
network wizard on the xp computer and also on the 98 computer all says was
good but nothing happens. Could some one point me in the right dirction,
Thanks Adam

Adam Kubica

"Adam Kubica" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Hi i have just bought a new computer and am wantin to get all my files off
> of my old 1. To do this I decided to borrow an ethernet card and home
> network. I have correctly installed my network cards but i dnt no what to
do
> next.
> 1 computer is on windows xp and the other is on windows 98. I tried the
home
> network wizard on the xp computer and also on the 98 computer all says was
> good but nothing happens. Could some one point me in the right dirction,
> Thanks Adam
>
>

PC1 IP=192.168.0.1....PC2 IP=192.168.0.2
put both pcs into the same workgroup
share all files that need to be transfered.
if they are not found through the names.. then map em using the explore
type in adress bar from PC1 \\192.168.0.2
oh and disconnect your i-net connection beforehand and deactivate your
firewall... cos i can't be arsed telling you how to configure it..
thats all you are getting off me ... cos this q pops up all the time..

Brian

If what Brian is saying will not work (also make sure the subnet mask is set
for 255.255.255.0),
take the old had drive out, change the jumper
on the back to 'slave' and plug it into the new pc, then simply copy hard
drive to hard drive
Mike.


"Brian" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Adam Kubica" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:eHyDc.55926$...
> > Hi i have just bought a new computer and am wantin to get all my files
off
> > of my old 1. To do this I decided to borrow an ethernet card and home
> > network. I have correctly installed my network cards but i dnt no what
to
> do
> > next.
> > 1 computer is on windows xp and the other is on windows 98. I tried the
> home
> > network wizard on the xp computer and also on the 98 computer all says
was
> > good but nothing happens. Could some one point me in the right dirction,
> > Thanks Adam
> >
> >
>
> PC1 IP=192.168.0.1....PC2 IP=192.168.0.2
> put both pcs into the same workgroup
> share all files that need to be transfered.
> if they are not found through the names.. then map em using the explore
> type in adress bar from PC1 \\192.168.0.2
> oh and disconnect your i-net connection beforehand and deactivate your
> firewall... cos i can't be arsed telling you how to configure it..
> thats all you are getting off me ... cos this q pops up all the time..
>
>

Mike Walker

"Mike Walker" <> wrote:

>If what Brian is saying will not work (also make sure the subnet mask is set
>for 255.255.255.0),
> take the old had drive out, change the jumper
>on the back to 'slave' and plug it into the new pc, then simply copy hard
>drive to hard drive
>Mike.
>
There can be a couple of problems with that.

1. Sometimes (not often but it does happen) an old drive and a new
drive will not work totether as master and slave, especially when the
two drives are from different manufacturers and they were manufactured
several years apart.

2. Some drives use a different jumper setting for "stand alone master
drive" and for "master drive with slave present" so connecting as
master and slave may require removing the master drive from the
computer as well in order to change the jumper setting.

For these reasons I always prefer, and also advise others, to connect
the second hard drive as master drive on the secondary IDE channel. In
most computers this can be done quite simply by unplugging the data
cable and power lead from the CDROM drive and using these to connect
up the temporary drive.

This avoids any possible problems with the jumper setting on the
existing hard drive in the new computer and also any possible
incompatibility issues between the two drives.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

Ron Martell

Good point Ron, thanks for that,
Mike.



"Ron Martell" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Mike Walker" <> wrote:
>
> >If what Brian is saying will not work (also make sure the subnet mask is
set
> >for 255.255.255.0),
> > take the old had drive out, change the jumper
> >on the back to 'slave' and plug it into the new pc, then simply copy hard
> >drive to hard drive
> >Mike.
> >
> There can be a couple of problems with that.
>
> 1. Sometimes (not often but it does happen) an old drive and a new
> drive will not work totether as master and slave, especially when the
> two drives are from different manufacturers and they were manufactured
> several years apart.
>
> 2. Some drives use a different jumper setting for "stand alone master
> drive" and for "master drive with slave present" so connecting as
> master and slave may require removing the master drive from the
> computer as well in order to change the jumper setting.
>
> For these reasons I always prefer, and also advise others, to connect
> the second hard drive as master drive on the secondary IDE channel. In
> most computers this can be done quite simply by unplugging the data
> cable and power lead from the CDROM drive and using these to connect
> up the temporary drive.
>
> This avoids any possible problems with the jumper setting on the
> existing hard drive in the new computer and also any possible
> incompatibility issues between the two drives.
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

Mike Walker

On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:40:54 +0100, "Mike Walker"
<> wrote:

> take the old had drive out, change the jumper
>on the back to 'slave' and plug it into the new pc, then simply copy hard
>drive to hard drive
>Mike.

Not always as simple as it sounds. You could use a program like
Norton Ghost or Disk Copy but that would give you a "clone" of the old
drive including Windows 98. Another idea would be to use an external
hard drive with a USB interface to use as a "wheelbarrow" for the old
files.
--

Alasdair Baxter, Nottingham, UK.Tel +44 115 9705100; Fax +44 115 9423263

"It's not what you say that matters but how you say it.
It's not what you do that matters but how you do it"

Alasdair Baxter

If you are using a crossover cable, then that IS the problem! I had a
go around with Microsoft over this one & after many hours on the phone
with their tech support, I was told to use a hub instead of a
crossover cable. It worked, problem solved.




Alasdair Baxter <> wrote in message news:<>. ..
> On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:40:54 +0100, "Mike Walker"
> <> wrote:
>
> > take the old had drive out, change the jumper
> >on the back to 'slave' and plug it into the new pc, then simply copy hard
> >drive to hard drive
> >Mike.
>
> Not always as simple as it sounds. You could use a program like
> Norton Ghost or Disk Copy but that would give you a "clone" of the old
> drive including Windows 98. Another idea would be to use an external
> hard drive with a USB interface to use as a "wheelbarrow" for the old
> files.

Ron Da Voo

"Ron Da Voo" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> If you are using a crossover cable, then that IS the problem! I had a
> go around with Microsoft over this one & after many hours on the phone
> with their tech support, I was told to use a hub instead of a
> crossover cable. It worked, problem solved.
>
>
>
>
> Alasdair Baxter <> wrote in message
news:<>. ..
> > On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:40:54 +0100, "Mike Walker"
> > <> wrote:
> >
> > > take the old had drive out, change the jumper
> > >on the back to 'slave' and plug it into the new pc, then simply copy
hard
> > >drive to hard drive
> > >Mike.
> >
> > Not always as simple as it sounds. You could use a program like
> > Norton Ghost or Disk Copy but that would give you a "clone" of the old
> > drive including Windows 98. Another idea would be to use an external
> > hard drive with a USB interface to use as a "wheelbarrow" for the old
> > files.

*******s!! the ms tech support just couldn't (like always) be arsed helping
properly...
has he answered back saying that it hasn't worked.. NO...
what the **** does a hub do what a crossover doesn't??
its the ****ing same thing it just supports more than one connection...
dimwit

Brian