Lots of questions ( this is something I have never done before) I am taking delivery of an HP dx2000 computer with Xp Pro preloaded I intend to transfer the Personal files of my friends old but still works somehow 600mhz computer with Win 98SE New computer has a 2.8 P4 chip (and I'm adding some more RAM ) Has anybody got any Ideas on what I require to transfer all the files across regarding cables,cards,connections ect. And if any what Issues could arise? And if I can activate it will the Remote Desktop Connection (on the XP machine) be of any use? Or do I go Via the HyperTerminal program (Telnet) route (and how is that set up if applicable?) Or can I simply slot the 98 hard drive as a "Slave" on the XP machine and drag and drop the files folders Into the "Shared Folders file" if it exists on a single user machine or directly into the Users Account? PS Can the Hyperterminal Program work between 2 linked hard drives on the same computer if the original OS's are different? Or is that impossible? Thanks in Advance.
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By far the simplest solution is to plug the old hard disk into the new system, change the jumpers to make it a slave and then access the data you need. Next level up would be to use an Ethernet cross-over cable between the two PCs and map a network drive from the XP to the 98 PC. You'll need to make sure all the security stuff is switched off but that won't matter as long as you aren't connected to the net.
There are paid for solutions such as Laplink but you don't need it for what you are doing.
You might need to extra advice dependent on the type of data you want to transfer, but we'll deal with that when you are ready.
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600mhz computer with Win 98SE New computer has a 2.8 P4 chip 
(and I'm adding some more RAM )
