I have a laptop computer with 200MB of data that I want to save to a disk or CD what's the cheapest way I can do this?

A friend has a desktop computer with a built in CD burner is there a way to hook my computer up to his using a printer cable through the parallel port on both computers and just move the data from my laptop to his desktop and then burn it on a CD. We both are using Windows, ME Can anyone give me directions on how to do this if it's even possible. I think it can be donse using the Direct Cable Connection on Windows ME?

Well, if you both have nic cards and a hub, I think that would be pretty easy, just setup windows networking and shared drives.

hehehe FLOPPY DISK!! hehehe...if you have server space and a face connection (or a lot of time) you can upload and download. I think there are cables for C-to-C though..maybe not.

I'm such a big help!! :D

With the Direct Cable Connection, I'd think it would be better to use the serial port or a crossover network cable (though I'll tell you that I attempted to use a crossover cable and couldn't get the dang thing to work*).

*One barely used crossover cable for sale, CHEAP! :D

can allways use laplink

http://www.laplink.com/

(/me rembers .. back in the old days when laplink was the bomb .. 88 .. 89 ? .. god i'm old)

Hyper-Terminal?

Originally posted by CRego3D
can allways use laplink

http://www.laplink.com/

(/me rembers .. back in the old days when laplink was the bomb .. 88 .. 89 ? .. god i'm old)

Yes, I remember back when laplink was the bomb. I used that to transfer everything between my old computer and laptop, since the laptop's 3 1/2 floppy and CD-Rom didn't work. :)

I also recommend you get Laplink. It is very cheap and it will do the job. It comes with everything you need.

Crossover with Netbeui should work....

Originally posted by Vincent Paglione


Yes, I remember back when laplink was the bomb. I used that to transfer everything between my old computer and laptop, since the laptop's 3 1/2 floppy and CD-Rom didn't work. Sorry, kid, but if your laptop had a CD-Rom, this wasn't "back when laplink was the bomb!"

I first used LapLank to transfer between my desktop machine at work and the 35-pound Compaq Portable I'd take home on weekends.

But yes, LapLink is good, and works well with either a serial or parallel connection. PCAnywhere could be used, too, if you have that. But if this is something you only have to do once you might not want to buy any more software. So the Windows Direct Cable Connection might be the best approach; you'd only need to get the cable.

Okay I had both computers hooked up with a data transfer cable both computers are using the same port but the guest computer always ask for the name of the host computer and I have no idea of what it is? I never gave my computer a name I don't understand and I can't find any directions can anyone help or give me step by step directions.

I had the folder I wanted to move marked as share but the other computer couldn't find it any suggestions?

Thanks for the help!

Originally posted by Chicken

*One barely used crossover cable for sale, CHEAP! :D

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;) ;) chicken :)

good old fassioned direct cable conection is probably the easiest option for you.

Unless that isn't available in windows me. not sure, i don't run it! can't think why it would be there any more though.

Originally posted by 21 Rick
Okay I had both computers hooked up with a data transfer cable both computers are using the same port but the guest computer always ask for the name of the host computer and I have no idea of what it is? I never gave my computer a name I don't understand and I can't find any directions can anyone help or give me step by step directions.

I had the folder I wanted to move marked as share but the other computer couldn't find it any suggestions?

Thanks for the help!
Right click on the "Network Neighbourhood" or equivelant and choose properties... Do some searching and you should find the info.

As far as direct connection goes I NEVER got it working but laplink is ok. If you go that route then a couple of things to note:
1. You need a special cable on either serial or parrallel (must be same on each machine.
2. Parrallel cable does not work on NT or win2k machines. (lord knows why! ???)
3. Put a whole day aside to work out how to do it, it's a royal pain in the buttocks.

Failing that, borrow someones PCMCIA network card, sort out a folder share and get it that way. That worked out the best way for me in the end.

Hope that helps.

Martin

Originally posted by jimb
HEY!! no advertising in this section!!!, if you dont watch it....ill get the moderators out on you!
DOH! I thought I put it small enough that you members wouldn't notice! Martin, I never got that to work either. As for the crossover cable, I honestly have no use for it and if anyone wants it, I'll send it to them, heh.

21 Rick, I should have mentioned how I solved the same problem (had laptop, needed to get all data to desktop). I bought one of those USB hard drives (external), loaded everything on, loaded everything off, and due to it being buggy as hell (really was quite irritiating, but less irritating than spending a day figuring out all the other stuff), I returned it, done deal.

If you want one that will work, yet not well enough so that you can honestly return it and not feel bad, I suggest the BusLink External USB 20 Gig hard drive. You won't want it, be *sure* you can return it. A few other compnaies make these as well.

Originally posted by JayC
Sorry, kid, but if your laptop had a CD-Rom, this wasn't "back when laplink was the bomb!"

I first used LapLank to transfer between my desktop machine at work and the 35-pound Compaq Portable I'd take home on weekends.

But yes, LapLink is good, and works well with either a serial or parallel connection. PCAnywhere could be used, too, if you have that. But if this is something you only have to do once you might not want to buy any more software. So the Windows Direct Cable Connection might be the best approach; you'd only need to get the cable.

Kid? :) Anyway, it was "the bomb" for me, since I had no other way to transfer onto the machine. But it sounds like you made use of it a few years before I did. ;)