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Win 95 and WinXP
There is this old computer we are about to give away, its running Win95. My father wants me to copy some files. I tried to remove the hard drive and putting it in the new computer. But its installed in an ankward position, and I would have to remove the motherboard in order to remove the Hard Drive, and I am not going to do that.
Then I remembered that there was an ethernet card in this coputer, I plugged that in my router and I can now acess the internet from that computer, however, I am unable to swap files.
Since I can install NetBios on that old thing, I dont know what to do.
Any suggestions?
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How many files? If they aren't too huge, just email them to yourself, or upload them in some other way, then download them later. Easier than fighting Windows.
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That sounds like a Plan, however, can Apache read whatever file formal Win95 uses? I think its Fat16, but I really wouldnt know.
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Can't we try other methods, like plugging the two computers to a network or running a ftp or ssh server?
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Ah, I see.
Would direct connect using an IM client be easier then? xD
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You can try aim/msn/mirc with different usernames on both, or install a ftp server on the XP machine and use 95 to connect to it and upload. Or enable folder sharing on the XP machine with permission to modify the folder's content.
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Setting up an FTP server just so you can transfer files to a new computer is like opening a Twinkie wrapper with a chainsaw. Just a bit of overkill. If you'd emailed it to yourself to begin with, you'd be done by now. Sometimes a stupid, yet very simple solution is better than an elegant solution. Especially if it's a problem you only need to solve once and then forget about forever. Especially on Windows.
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