Floppy disk, do I need it?

[Guest Heather]

Re: Floppy disk, do I need it?

 

Hi Ken.....

 

I moved things over from WinME via floppies and mostly CD's. I had

about 1200 mp3's for instance that were already backed up onto CD's.

 

However, I now have a jump/flash drive that is 2 GIG and that would have

done the trick. Just back stuff up onto it, plug it into your new

computer, and copy or move it over.

 

Cheers...Heather

 

"Justin Thyme" <enigma-40513@mypacks.net> wrote in message

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> Comment at the bottom.

>

> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message

> news:%23$oTI%23sCIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> : I certainly hope your experience with Dell is better than the one I

> recently

> : had. Of course, I was trying to get a laptop for my wife, not a

> desktop.

> I

> : finally had to cancel the order because of all the 'delays' and

> 'back

> : orders'.....all of which they knew about well ahead of time. This,

> I

> know,

> : because it was written up so many times that Google had pages and

> pages of

> : hits about it. Admittedly, I entered the system about the time

> everyone

> was

> : placing orders for their school kids, but, Dell should have been

> more up

> : front about the delays.

> :

> : Sure hope your experience is better!

> : Heirloom, old and got a better deal

> locally

> : anyway.

> =====================================

> As promised (October 10), I can tell you that response and delivery

> time for

> the Dell computer I ordered was just plain unbelievable. From the

> original

> estimate of 2-3 weeks it took exactly two days for Dell to build my

> computer

> to order (though nothing unusual was requested) until the FedEx

> delivery

> truck delivered it yesterday.

>

> I unpacked the three boxes (speaker, monitor, and tower and keyboard)

> and I

> am now wondering how I'm going to move the good stuff on this current

> machine to the new one. Slowly. Deliberately. Cautiously. I assume

> I can

> perform a few operations on the new computer before connecting to the

> DSL

> line, but maybe no significant ones. I have never undertaken this

> task

> before and I have no one looking over my shoulder to offer guidance.

> I am

> less fearful of screwing anything up than I am of losing letters,

> research,

> saved e-mails, pictures, and valuable application programs.

>

> But where there's a will there's a way.

>

> Ken Bland

>

>

[Guest Heirloom]

Re: Floppy disk, do I need it?

 

Have to agree with Figgy on this one! I have four of the "thumb drives",

two of them are 2G and two are 4G. They are wonderful for the moving of

any data. One of them is a Sony 4G 'Vault' and even has a compression

proggy built into it.

Check on eBay.....I got one of the 4G units for $7.50. Of course, to do

that requires watching a number of auctions and making a last second bid,

<g>.

I know you can do it..........

Heirloom, old and time for a movie

 

"Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

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> Hi Ken.....

>

> I moved things over from WinME via floppies and mostly CD's. I had about

> 1200 mp3's for instance that were already backed up onto CD's.

>

> However, I now have a jump/flash drive that is 2 GIG and that would have

> done the trick. Just back stuff up onto it, plug it into your new

> computer, and copy or move it over.

>

> Cheers...Heather

>

> "Justin Thyme" <enigma-40513@mypacks.net> wrote in message

> news:eHbyKvcDIHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Comment at the bottom.

>>

>> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message

>> news:%23$oTI%23sCIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> : I certainly hope your experience with Dell is better than the one I

>> recently

>> : had. Of course, I was trying to get a laptop for my wife, not a

>> desktop.

>> I

>> : finally had to cancel the order because of all the 'delays' and 'back

>> : orders'.....all of which they knew about well ahead of time. This, I

>> know,

>> : because it was written up so many times that Google had pages and pages

>> of

>> : hits about it. Admittedly, I entered the system about the time

>> everyone

>> was

>> : placing orders for their school kids, but, Dell should have been more

>> up

>> : front about the delays.

>> :

>> : Sure hope your experience is better!

>> : Heirloom, old and got a better deal locally

>> : anyway.

>> =====================================

>> As promised (October 10), I can tell you that response and delivery time

>> for

>> the Dell computer I ordered was just plain unbelievable. From the

>> original

>> estimate of 2-3 weeks it took exactly two days for Dell to build my

>> computer

>> to order (though nothing unusual was requested) until the FedEx delivery

>> truck delivered it yesterday.

>>

>> I unpacked the three boxes (speaker, monitor, and tower and keyboard) and

>> I

>> am now wondering how I'm going to move the good stuff on this current

>> machine to the new one. Slowly. Deliberately. Cautiously. I assume I

>> can

>> perform a few operations on the new computer before connecting to the DSL

>> line, but maybe no significant ones. I have never undertaken this task

>> before and I have no one looking over my shoulder to offer guidance. I am

>> less fearful of screwing anything up than I am of losing letters,

>> research,

>> saved e-mails, pictures, and valuable application programs.

>>

>> But where there's a will there's a way.

>>

>> Ken Bland

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Justin Thyme]

Re: Floppy disk, do I need it?

 

My comment at the bottom.

 

"Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message

news:%23iUB7ufDIHA.5328@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

: Have to agree with Figgy on this one! I have four of the "thumb drives",

: two of them are 2G and two are 4G. They are wonderful for the moving of

: any data. One of them is a Sony 4G 'Vault' and even has a compression

: proggy built into it.

: Check on eBay.....I got one of the 4G units for $7.50. Of course, to do

: that requires watching a number of auctions and making a last second bid,

: <g>.

: I know you can do it..........

: Heirloom, old and time for a movie

:

: "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message

: news:OLnqUIdDIHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

: > Hi Ken.....

: >

: > I moved things over from WinME via floppies and mostly CD's. I had

about

: > 1200 mp3's for instance that were already backed up onto CD's.

: >

: > However, I now have a jump/flash drive that is 2 GIG and that would have

: > done the trick. Just back stuff up onto it, plug it into your new

: > computer, and copy or move it over.

: >

: > Cheers...Heather

 

My thanks to you, Heirloom, and to you, Heather, for the thumb drive

recommendation. I use a 1GB flash drive for storing pictures and the

thought had occurred to me that such a device might work for transferring

critical files as well. I am grateful for your assurances that it can be

done. If I remember (and at my age that's debatable), I'll post again when

the job is completed.

 

Ken Bland