Guest Heather Posted October 13, 2007 Posted October 13, 2007 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 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 Heirloom Posted October 14, 2007 Posted October 14, 2007 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 $7.50. Of course, to do that requires watching a number of auctions and making a last second bid, <g>. I know you can do it.......... Heirloom, old and time for a movie "Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:OLnqUIdDIHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Hi Ken..... > > I moved things over from WinME via floppies and mostly CD's. I had about > 1200 mp3's for instance that were already backed up onto CD's. > > However, I now have a jump/flash drive that is 2 GIG and that would have > done the trick. Just back stuff up onto it, plug it into your new > computer, and copy or move it over. > > Cheers...Heather > > "Justin Thyme" <enigma-40513@mypacks.net> wrote in message > news:eHbyKvcDIHA.3884@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Comment at the bottom. >> >> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message >> news:%23$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 Posted October 15, 2007 Posted October 15, 2007 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
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