usb transfer cable computer to computer

kimig1


Joined: 22/06/2008
Posts: 73

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 07:02

Anyone have one of these to facilitate transfer from XP system to Win 7? Either to borrow or to buy?

TIA

Kimig

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 09:06

Com -Aks sell every cable you could wish for - and they will make up any length you need. Prices very reasonable.

They are on main Girne/Lapta road approx. opposite original Starlings market/Mercedes dealership and next to Mr. Pound.

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11280

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 09:19

RE msg 1, Kimig1: What kind of cable is that, Kim? Can you try to describe both ends of it? I have a lot of different USB (slow) and Firewire (very fast) cables and can have a look for the one you need.

henrik



Joined: 01/10/2009
Posts: 314

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 11:37

Transfer from PC to PC with USB? To my knowledge not easily possible. I think you will need to setup a home-network and use a network cable to connect both of the PCs.

If I were you and would like to transfer only files, I would burn them onto a DVD or tranfer them on a external hardisc which can be used as a security backup aswell. From this you can transfer the data also to your win7 system. To export outlook data you may do a outlook backup - name it backup, and this file you copy to your external hardisk. in your new outlook you can import them from this backup.pst file.. Programms need to be installed from zero.

Good luck

emineden1


Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 512

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 13:42

I believe you will need either a crossover cable or a patch cable. The guide on your new windows 7 disc should tell you.

Harold2555



Joined: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1139

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 14:15

There is a specific cable sold aong with a program to do te crossover or at least there was XP to vista



I have it but in the UK





Harold

catalkoykid


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 1190

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 14:30

http://www.amazon.co.uk/USB-2-0-Link-Adapter-Cable/dp/B002U260VO/ref=sr_1_5/277-9136779-8076466?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1258028932&sr=1-5

batgirl


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 676

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 14:38

I do not think that you can upgrade directly from XP to windows 7 as in message 4

here are two links that walk you through the process

http://www.computeractive.co.uk/2251139 and http://www.computeractive.co.uk/2251140

good luck

samlemine


Joined: 21/06/2009
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 14:42

hello guy



you can use thernet Crossover cable its easy and better or if both has wireless u can do it through wireless too



Regards

kimig1


Joined: 22/06/2008
Posts: 73

Message Posted:
12/11/2009 15:19

I am told, by Microsoft, that a specific cable, called a USB EasyTransfer can be used for transferring graphics etc from old XP machine to new Win7 machine.



Much easier than writing to USB dongle, removing dongle, replacing dongle in new machine, copying onto new machine......Y A W N !



Maplin's have it for £30, plus postage and import duty here....

Being extremely mean ( cok cimri!) and this is probably the only time I will need to use it, I thought I'd buy - or borrow- someone else's cable! Seems not

.

Am I the only one wanting/intending to move to the new OS?