You could use a crossover Cat5 cable, or Judith's suggestion for USB cable (assuming old pc has USB ports). Or a USB thumb drive is always handy for transferring files.. Terry Donna&Skip wrote: >Network the two PCs together? How? Can it be done off-line somehow? Because >if I need to do it thru the DSL lines then it requires a router and >re-wiring and different DSL codes and setups, right? And that might then be >more trouble, and more expensive, than a $50 external Zip drive, no? (We're >only a one PC house...) >Greywoulf > >"He not busy being born is busy dying..." -Bob Dylan- > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "DavisUnit" <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 4:20 PM >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Transfering to new PC (2) Questions... > > > > >>Instead of buying an external zip drive, why not network the 2 machines >> >> >together to transfer files? > > >>Terry >> -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/