How do I transfer files and programs from laptop to PC?
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Transferring files from one computer to another is no big deal, you just need to buy either a short crossover cable and directly connect your two computers or buy an extra patch cable with which to connect your laptop to your hub/switch/router at home. Then all you have to do is right click on the folder containing the files/folders that you want to share and select properties (for windows xp/2000) and under sharing and security select the option to share it over the network. Then all you have to do is open internet explorer and type &#92;&#92;<computer_name> where <computer_name> is the name of your computer (e.g. radicalhomepc).\n\nMoving programs over is not so easy. You can either try copying the corresponding folders in the Program Files directory and try to grab all the corresponding registry files and import them to your desktop's registry, or you can buy a program (probably ~50-60 dollars) that will copy your programs with varying degrees of success between computers. Probably the cheapest solution would be to install the programs anew on your computer and just import the files you want through what I covered on sharing files.
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there are a few ways.\n1. purchase a CROSSED network cable. (regular network cables are straight-thru). Plug each end into the network jack on each computer. this will allow both computers to connect to each other.\n2. if you connect to the internet with a hub or router, you should be able to plug both computers into it and then share the c drive on your computer so you can access it from the laptop. copy the files you need.\n3. use a software like laplink\n4. usb to usb connection\n\nTo wipe the hard drive on the PC you an either delete all the files or do this:\n\n"If you want to format your drive when XP is installed, please try the following:\n\nSet your BIOS to boot to the CD-Rom or hold down the "F8" key to access the system. Perform the following.\n\n1. Start Computer booting from CD\n2. Choose Recovery Console (R)\n3. At the dos prompt type: "format C:" (without the quotes)\n4. If it asks for the "Administrator Pass Word", Type it in if you have one or just hit "Enter" to continue. If you use a password...\nRemember it. "WRITE IT DONE AND PUT IT IN A SAFE PLACE!"\n5. Commands that you can use, format (drive)/ Q (quick) FS/ (File system fat/ntsf)"\n\nI got this from the 2nd link below.
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if your new Vaio has xp, Go to Files and transfer settings, then get a Usb or Serial Port and attach it and thas it, or jus take out the hdd from the laptop buy a HDD incasement for it and use it as a external HDD while backing up files to ure new laptop.
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XP has a migration wizard to help you transfer needed files from an old operating system to XP. We used this in class last year and it worked well. Here is the link:\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/mgrtfset.mspx\n\nAnother alternative is to connect using serial ports ( if your new computer has a serial port ) using a null modem serial cable between the serial ports. Alternately serial to Ethernet connectors are available. You need a program at each end to do the transfer. I am not sure if hyper terminal will do it or not but there is a ton of shareware/freeware on the Internet. Try http://www.tucows.com and search for serial transfer. Also here is a spot I found off tucows: http://www.virtualserialport.com/ and they have a 14 day trail for an xp version at http://www.tucows.com/preview/380198
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take the hard drive out of that comptuer and stick it in the one your using now. and then right lcick the hard drive and hit copy and copy it to the hard drive of the comptuer u wnat to copy all of the info to. after thats done stick it bakc in the otehr computer.
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Hi,\n\nI'm assuming you already have pcAnywhere installed on both of your computers and know how to use it. Connect your laptop to the host computer(source of your files) and use the built in file transfer tool in pcAnywhere to copy all Windows 3.11 files to your laptop. The file transfer icon is one of the buttons displayed at the top.\n\nGood luck!
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Get a jump drive. You can put files on it an move it to the other computer. Or you could burn a blank file cd and put all your files on it. Those worked great when i got a new computer. This is the quick and easy way.
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use the built-in utility: file and settings transfer wizard
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From easiest to hardest\n\n1.- USB thumb drive (you said ur old computer probably doesnt have one)\n2.- burn a cd\n3.- get both computers on the same network, and share the directory where the files are\n4.- use an ethernet cable (twisted pair)
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Start-Accesories-system tools-file transfer wizard
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Very easy. Do you by any chance have a Usb on your old and new computer. If you do get a cord that has a usb plug on both side's. Then send data over.\n\nif not:::!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nEmail stuff over to other computer.\n\nif not:::!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nget a blank cd or dvd and burn stuff to it then copy it over to other computer.\n\nif not:::!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nMake sure your dvds and cd are RW (rewritable)\n\ni think my computer has a virus\n\nit keeps say if not::!!!!! kinda stuff what should i do
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You cannot just copy the software from one computer to another, you need to install the software. When you install any software, there are many other files associated to the main .exe file to run. If those files are not found you get error messages.\n\nBut if you are getting the error message such as above "application not valid win32", that means, this particular application is actually not a valid executable file, for example try to do something like this:\n\nChoose a picture file like IMG0039.JPG and rename it to IMG0039.EXE, now double click to run this .exe file and you will get the error "application not valid win32".\n\n\nTry re-installing the application, sometimes you also get such error if the installed file is corrupted. Re-installing the application will should solve the problem and also check your computer for errors by following this:\n\nOn windows XP\n- Open My Computer, select the drive you want to check for errors, usually it is C:\n- Right click on C: then click on properties,\n- click on the tools tab and click on Check Now.
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First download the program like at it would normally be downloaded.  Usually it needs to be opened with a zip or soemthing.  Before opening it with a zip, just write it to the disk like you normally would.  Then the computer you transfer it to will appear like a file, you will have to unzip it then.
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Best solution I can think of would be to get a 5 1/4 drive and install it onto the new computer. If you run into a problem, find another computer that would have a 5 1/4 and USB ports (or install a card).  Use a USB Flash drive to transport the files.
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Do you have a CD-rom burner?\n\nYou can just burn all your files to a CD and then use it as a data CD. Then you can just slide the CD into the new computer and copy the files from it. \n\nOr you can just put all your files into a file hosting website like http://www.xdrive.com and you can use their file hosting server to upload all your files from your old computer. Then on your new computer, you will need to get internet connection again, and then you can just download them back.\n\nOr you can even try and setup a network connection between the two computers and just transfer the files over.\n\nContact me through my profile if you need step by step help, but I will need more information from you as well.
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i believe there is a feature with xp in the start menu called file transfer wizard if you want to keep all your settings etc that may help you
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just plug it in through the USB and then the computer will detect it, then transfer ur files to it, do the same with other comp. to download ur stuff, a simple copy paste will work