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Mark

Post subject: OT:Transfering files from/to hard disk

Posted: 2007-05-16 17:41:35

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Ordered the new PC today so need to start thinking about transferring things
over. Ive got about 80Gb of files/documets/music on a 160Gb hard disk
running XP Home and the new PC also has a 160 Gb hard disk but running Vista
Premium.

I could connect both to the home network and run it overnight copying but I
wondered whether there is a simpler method?

Mark

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Paul - xxx

Post subject: OT:Transfering files from/to hard disk

Posted: 2007-05-16 18:54:17

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Mark typed:

> Ordered the new PC today so need to start thinking about transferring
> things over. Ive got about 80Gb of files/documets/music on a 160Gb hard
> disk running XP Home and the new PC also has a 160 Gb hard disk but
> running Vista Premium.
>
> I could connect both to the home network and run it overnight copying but
> I wondered whether there is a simpler method?

Take the old drive out, connect it to the new machine and copy away ...
indeed many new harddrives come with software utilities to facilitate such a
thing .. check out Maxtor website, I think the ware was called Max-Blast
last time I used it. Worked very well and faster than I thought it would.

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Paul - xxx

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Eatmorepies

Post subject: OT:Transfering files from/to hard disk

Posted: 2007-05-16 20:22:57

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Mark wrote in message
news:jnH2i.20368$Ro3.17084@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

Do you need the old computer?

If not stick the old hard drive in the new machine as a slave. You can then
delete programs and stuff from the old hard drive and have a 320 Gb machine.

John

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Tim

Post subject: OT:Transfering files from/to hard disk

Posted: 2007-05-16 20:24:17

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In message , Mark
writes

>Ordered the new PC today so need to start thinking about transferring things
>over. Ive got about 80Gb of files/documets/music on a 160Gb hard disk
>running XP Home and the new PC also has a 160 Gb hard disk but running Vista
>Premium.
>
>I could connect both to the home network and run it overnight copying but I
>wondered whether there is a simpler method?
>

Open tin. Connect HDD to cable.
--
Tim
http://www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk/

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Higgins

Post subject: OT:Transfering files from/to hard disk

Posted: 2007-05-16 20:40:00

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Eatmorepies wrote:

> Mark wrote in message
> news:jnH2i.20368$Ro3.17084@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>> Ordered the new PC today so need to start thinking about transferring
>> things over. Ive got about 80Gb of files/documets/music on a 160Gb hard
>> disk running XP Home and the new PC also has a 160 Gb hard disk but
>> running Vista Premium.
>>
>> I could connect both to the home network and run it overnight copying but
>> I wondered whether there is a simpler method?
>>
>
> Do you need the old computer?
>
> If not stick the old hard drive in the new machine as a slave. You can then
> delete programs and stuff from the old hard drive and have a 320 Gb machine.
>

Assuming, of course, that his old drive is SATA.

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Mark

Post subject: OT:Transfering files from/to hard disk

Posted: 2007-05-16 21:06:50

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Tim wrote in message

> writes
>>Ordered the new PC today so need to start thinking about transferring
>>things
>>over. Ive got about 80Gb of files/documets/music on a 160Gb hard disk
>>running XP Home and the new PC also has a 160 Gb hard disk but running
>>Vista
>>Premium.
>>
>>I could connect both to the home network and run it overnight copying but
>>I
>>wondered whether there is a simpler method?
>>
> Open tin. Connect HDD to cable.
> --
> Tim

Thanks to all. I assume the direct connection v network copy is only faster
with no other advantages?

Mark

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Dr Ivan D. Reid

Post subject: OT:Transfering files from/to hard disk

Posted: 2007-05-17 17:45:20

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On Wed, 16 May 2007 17:41:35 GMT, Mark
wrote in :

> Ordered the new PC today so need to start thinking about transferring things
> over. Ive got about 80Gb of files/documets/music on a 160Gb hard disk
> running XP Home and the new PC also has a 160 Gb hard disk but running Vista
> Premium.

> I could connect both to the home network and run it overnight copying but I
> wondered whether there is a simpler method?

What are your backups like? Buy an external USB or Firewire disk,
copy your files to it from the old, thence to the new, and keep the
external disk as a backup. 160 GB is under Ł50 and leaves room for
further incremental backups.

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD You Porsche. Me pass! DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty.

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