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How "laplink" Win98SE and Vista Home Premium laptops?
rjbull:
Please, how can I "laplink" between my old Win98SE laptop and my new Vista Home Premium one, as the latter doesn't have "legacy ports?" Can I use a USB cable, or do I need something else?
TIA...
mwb1100:
Ethernet would be the best way, but there are some 'NULL modem' USB cables made for hooking 2 computers up - I've never used one, so I don't know how well they work. An example:
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200198
patthecat:
'Networking' Options:
1. Ethernet cross-over patch cable - directly connect between the laptops.
2. If the laptops are connected to wired router, then just use regular ethernet cables to connect laptops to router.
3. Over wifi-router - the machines are connected to same wifi network
4. Direct connect the 2 laptops over wifi using your wifi card to setup an ad-hoc network
5. USB transfer cable such as the Vantec Ezshare Adapter (CB-TAU001). It has the transfer software built in. But it may not support win 98.
Once the machines are networked for options 1-4, you can do following transfer options:
1. you can enable folder sharing to see if it can see the other machines (need to be in the same windows workgroup)
2. install ftp server on one machine and use ftp client on other machine to transfer
3. install a remote control software which can do file transfers such as TightVNC. If I remember correctly, this is the way I transferred data from a win 98 machine. Ran TightVNC server software on Win 98 machine, ran TightVNC client on win xp machine to remote control win 98 machine. Then downloaded files.
rjbull:
Thanks, folks... I went to the local computer shop, and the man said he'd tried USB null modem cables and had problems with them. He suggested just using a USB stick, and pointed out that if I used Ethernet or the router, I'd have to set both machines to the same workgroup, which sounded complicated, especially if I had to do it on Win98. In the event I just used a WD Passport USB HD. Less convenient, but at least possible. I'll have to keep the old laptop around just to be sure I can resurrect something I'd forgotten.
sword:
I got an USB to serial [ nine pin male ] cable to do this from a box with Win 98 SE to Toshiba laptop XP. I have WinLink 2000 that says it can use serial ports. If your laplink documentation says it can connect to serial ports this might be an easy,low-tech solution. I have not tested this.
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