1999TL
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1999TL
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True that. You can get like a 2gb drive for like $20 or less. That's almost 3 cd's...
PC comes in today, so I'll be playing around with it tonight and we'll see how things go. I'm trying to be cheap & not have to buy a flash drive if this is the only thing I'm gonna be using it for. Was thinking I might try an ethernet cable to connect the two pc's & go from there (thats what the IT guys at work suggested anyways)
Unless you have some kind of hub/switch/router you'll need a crossover cable (or two ethernet cables and some tools).PC comes in today, so I'll be playing around with it tonight and we'll see how things go. I'm trying to be cheap & not have to buy a flash drive if this is the only thing I'm gonna be using it for. Was thinking I might try an ethernet cable to connect the two pc's & go from there (thats what the IT guys at work suggested anyways)
dammit, knew it sounded to easy to be true... I'll just have to suck it up & do the removable disk procedure. Thanks for all your suggestions & advice!!!
a lot of new systems are coming without an IDE port on the board, so the plan to yank the drive out of the old one and hook it to the new one might not work. IMO, network is the quickest way to do it, but thumb drive would be easier if you're not farmiliar with networking at all.
Burning CDs is wasteful. USB FLASH drives only cost like $20 for multiple gigabytes now; you just bought a whole new computer, you can't cough up another $20 for something you'll probably use for as long or longer than the computer itself?PC comes in today, so I'll be playing around with it tonight and we'll see how things go. I'm trying to be cheap & not have to buy a flash drive if this is the only thing I'm gonna be using it for. Was thinking I might try an ethernet cable to connect the two pc's & go from there (thats what the IT guys at work suggested anyways)
Yea, just bought a new pc... thus i don't WANT to spend more money
. But I'm gonna try all my options. The USB flash suggestion is prolly the way I'll end up doing it anyways... just bite the bullet.
Once you get one, you'll use it multiple times a day. I know this from experience.Yea, just bought a new pc... thus i don't WANT to spend more money
Consumer-grade routers will do the initial configuration for you; just plug in and go. Personally, I recommend Netgear ProSafe, which is a little above "consumer-grade", but it's also more durable and more configurable in case you ever turn into a network whiz and you want to do crazy custom shit.
Sexual Vanilla
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If someone asks how to "set up a network," it's best for them to stick with the flash drive method.
trouphaz
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- Sep 22, 2003
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yeah, because setting up the IP network is only the first part. the next part is sharing the files and accessing from the other computer.
Right, and therefore I shouldn't tell him anything at all.
Now he knows enough that can decide whether he feels like learning how to set up a network properly, or whether he'd rather drop $20 on a FLASH drive and not worry about it.
Now he knows enough that can decide whether he feels like learning how to set up a network properly, or whether he'd rather drop $20 on a FLASH drive and not worry about it.
Yea, just bought a new pc... thus i don't WANT to spend more money
it really depends on how big the files are
if its around 10-15GB or so, a USB thumb drive would be fine.
but if we are talking about a 4 year collection of mp3s, pictures, and midget porn that amounts to 100+ GB.
fuck using a USB thumb drive for that.
if networking the two pcs would be more complex for you,... hdd removal method would probably your best bet.
trouphaz
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- Sep 22, 2003
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well, no. it is right to give him all options. i just think it'll be opening a can of worms if he tries that route.
