Transfer of files from windows95 to windows7

[rory42]

I wish to move files from windows 95 on PS2 with floppy drive only to laptop windows 7. any ideas

 

[Zoron]

You can buy an adaptor to plug the hard drive into your laptop via the USB port... that is probably the easiest option. Look for an IDE / SATA to USB adaptor.

 

[Ijack]

Why not just move the files over the network? Share out the drive on the Windows 95 machine and then just copy the files that you want.

 

[Zoron]

That's the best solution... if you've got a home network set up. Of course, the OP didn't mention it one way or the other... so I was going on the assumption he didn't have one.

 

[Ijack]

True. As he said it was a PS2 it may not even have an IDE hard drive! If so a LapLink type connection would be the only option.

 

[Zoron]

Ugh... yeah... I hadn't even considered that possibility. It amazes me sometimes when I think about the kind of hardware we used to use way back in the DOS / Windows 3.1 days. Seeing circuit boards with actual wires running around to make connections... we've come a long way.

 

[badalias]

Actually a zero software option would be to use Direct cable connection on the Windows 95 computer (as the host) and Hyperterminal(or the equivalent? I only know as far as XP.) on the Vista machine (as a Direct Cable Connection "guest") then load away. Check the Windows help system or post back for more help...

 

[Ijack]

...basically the LapLink type connection that I suggested. That of course assumes that the two machines have some ports in common!