# moving files from old comp to new comp

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-files-from-old-comp-to-new-comp/190828>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [June 28, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-files-from-old-comp-to-new-comp/190828 "2007-06-28T13:14:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-files-from-old-comp-to-new-comp/190828/1 "2007-06-28T13:14:39Z")

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when i get my new computer i want to move a shit load of pics from my old computer to the new one. how can i do this? my old comp is like fucken windows 95. can i connect them with a USB cable and transfer shit that way? i’m clueless on this shit.

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**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-files-from-old-comp-to-new-comp/190828/2 "2007-06-28T13:37:14Z")

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take the old drive out and put in the new on temporarily.

or get a usb thumb stick that has some capacity and go to town (win 95 might be an issue)

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**Author:** ![PurpleMongoose](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purplemongoose/32/3349_2.png) [@PurpleMongoose](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PurpleMongoose)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-files-from-old-comp-to-new-comp/190828/3 "2007-06-28T13:48:17Z")

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Nope, I don’t think Win95 was USB-compatible. Get yerself a Cat-5 crossover cable, and hook it up to the network port on both PCs.

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**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-files-from-old-comp-to-new-comp/190828/4 "2007-06-28T13:50:20Z")

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i think cutty was being facetious.

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**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-files-from-old-comp-to-new-comp/190828/5 "2007-06-28T13:53:18Z")

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[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/getstarted/bott\_fstw.mspx](http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/getstarted/bott_fstw.mspx)

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**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-files-from-old-comp-to-new-comp/190828/6 "2007-06-28T14:49:25Z")

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zip it all up and e-mail it to yourself.

:kekegay:

🙂

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**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-files-from-old-comp-to-new-comp/190828/7 "2007-06-30T21:29:10Z")

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host all the pics on photobucket