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OK... I just got a new Dell Dimension 3000 with Windows XP (Home Edition)
and I want to transfer files to it from my old Dell XPS D333 (with Windows
98). I'm trying to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard that comes
with Windows XP, but I've run into a problem. I have to use a serial file
transfer cable, because my old computer doesn't have a network connection. I
made a Windows XP CD, so I can use the wizard on my old computer, and I
start to use the wizard on each computer... but I only get as far as the
window where you set up your serial connection. I click on "autoconnect" on
each computer, but it just keeps searching for hours without detecting a
connection. Can anyone think of any obvious mistakes I may have made? I'm
using an RS-232C cable (female DB9 to female DB9) and I connected it to the
only 9 pin connectios available on each computer. Any help would be much
appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Bob
OK... I just got a new Dell Dimension 3000 with Windows XP (Home Edition)
and I want to transfer files to it from my old Dell XPS D333 (with Windows
98). I'm trying to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard that comes
with Windows XP, but I've run into a problem. I have to use a serial file
transfer cable, because my old computer doesn't have a network connection. I
made a Windows XP CD, so I can use the wizard on my old computer, and I
start to use the wizard on each computer... but I only get as far as the
window where you set up your serial connection. I click on "autoconnect" on
each computer, but it just keeps searching for hours without detecting a
connection. Can anyone think of any obvious mistakes I may have made? I'm
using an RS-232C cable (female DB9 to female DB9) and I connected it to the
only 9 pin connectios available on each computer. Any help would be much
appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Bob