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In article <01bcc534$8e7784e0$21bad3cf@me>,
	"nospam" <nospam@ihot.com> writes:
> 
> ericass@hotmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> I just got a new computer, and I'm looking for the easiest way to
> transfer
>> stuff from the old computer to the new one.  Any help is most
> appreciated!
> 
> There are 3 good ways:
> 
> 1) Backup & restore using an external tape, such as a ditto or DAT
> tape (or large format floppy disk drive such as a zip or jazz drive).
>  Using a tape drive, hooked up via the parallel port, backup the all
> the drives on the old system and restore the info to the new system's
> drives.  It is a very good idea to backup your old system anyway. 
> (And if you don't have a good backup method, you will be VERY sorry
> someday.)
> 
> 2) If you have access to a high speed network (Ethernet or token
> ring) backup everything to a server's disk via the net and restore to
> the new system.  This is not easy because you have get all of the
> network software installed and running on the new machine first. 
> Don't try this via a modem or serial port as it will take days to
> transfer the data.
> 
> 3) Open up both machines, remove the hard drive from the old one and
> install it in the new one.  Then just copy.  This is the fastest
> method by far but requires a good knowledge of installing hard drives
> (i.e., jumpers, BIOS, and the compatibility of makes)
> 
> If you aren't a computer wiz, I recommend method #1. (besides, if you
> don't already have a good backup system, you need one)

I would recommend:

1) Don't buy any expensive hardware to simply a copy a disk.

2) Don't buy any expensive network hardware or spend any time
   configuring network software to simply copy a disk.

3) Don't take apart any machines to simple copy a disk.

An elegant, and often overlooked way of linking two Windows-95
machines is the ole' Microsoft "Interlnk/Intersvr" included 
with DOS 6.0+.  

Get a serial cable.  Null modem or bi-directional parallel. 

Run "intersvr.exe" on one machine and "interlnk.exe" on the other.

This involves typing "intersvr" on the server and inserting the line 
"device=interlnk.exe" in the client's config.sys. 

Run Windows-95.

You will have access to all your disks on the server.  They appear
just as "normal disks" in "my computer".  It is totally transparent to 
Windows 95. Yes, long filenames are preserved.

Then copy your disks.

It is much easier than setting up a "direct cable connection" or 
using special "laplink" software.  They are very small and you can
use them with any Microsoft Operating Shitstem.  There is nothing
to install or configure. 

INTERLNK EXE     17197 03-10-93   6:00a
INTERSVR EXE     37314 03-10-93   6:00a
        2 file(s)      54511 bytes                                             

Unfortunately MS thought it would be best not to include such a simple
and elegant way of linking a couple of Windows-95 machines with 
Windows 95.  You will need to find a copy of DOS 6 or 6.22 for 
these utilities.

Best of Luck


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