-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Win on Floppy
- From: Robert Carneal <carnealr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:03:01 -0600
Keith-
Just a wild suggestion.... If you or your friend know someone with a web
site you can use temporarily, +AND+ your friend's computer had a modem,
would uploading the files to the web site (temporarily) and then you drive
to your friend and use his lap top to download them work? I did that once,
and it took a LONG time on her lap top's 36.6 modem, but we got the job
done. I don't remember how long it took, I do remember my friend's father
coming over to see why the phone was always busy. Of course, this is
dependent on this "someone" being nice enough to allow you to use his site
for this.
Robert
At 09:05 PM 3/25/2003 +1030, you wrote:
>Hi Robert & Randy
>
>No CD rom apparently!!
>
>Know of LapLink also.
>
>There are adaptors from IDE cable to laptop HDs as well, I have one.
>
>The problem this guy is 250 miles from here.
>
>Randy's clue is great, as yet not sure what the limit is without buying the
>program. Gee 30 Floppies is quite a stack!!
>
>Thanks
>
>Keith
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Carneal" <carnealr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 4:10 AM
>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Win on Floppy
>
>
> >
> > Have you tried to see if the files can be zipped? It just might be
>possible
> > to put one file per disk. I checked my floppies and they hold 1.43888M
>(Not
> > 1.44 like it says on the box). You might be able to Zip from 1,676Kb to <
> > 1,4388Kb.
> >
> > There is another way. If you have a CD -R or have a friend who has one,
>let
> > him/her copy your files to a CD-R. Just put the CD-R into your laptop and
> > read from that. This may turn out to be your easiest method.
> >
> > But, if you have a PC +and+ a laptop, there may be an easier way. Are you
> > familiar with PC to Laptop software? It does not even require a network
> > card on both machines, the one I use connects vie the parallel printer
> > port. Drawback: Kinda expensive, and if this is a one time thing, I would
> > let this be my fallback plan. As of a week ago, Staples & Office Depot
>both
> > sell this.
> >
> > Another way, if you have a PC and a laptop with a network card in both
> > machines, you can network them, copy the files you want to the PC first to
> > "C:\laptop" and then from the laptop, access the PC's hard drive and copy
> > the files over. Drawback: Not +hard+ to do, but you do need to be
> > comfortable with setting up networks, especially if PC operating system is
> > different from the laptop operating system.
> >
> > The last two I listed are the methods I use 99.9 percent of the time.
> >
> > I have networked a laptop to a PC, map the CD drive on the PC, and then
>use
> > the PC's CD to install files to the laptop. This is the method I use now,
> > and I think it is the easiest.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> > At 02:29 AM 3/25/2003 +1030, you wrote:
> >
> > >Hi
> > >
> > >The Cab sizes are 1,676 kb in size which is bigger than a floppy. There's
> > >got to be another way.
> > >
> > >Keith
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: <Foxhillers@xxxxxxx>
> > >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 1:41 PM
> > >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Win on Floppy
> > >
> > >
> > > > See if there are CAB folders..... if so, check their sizes and copy to
> > > > floppies.... but then all floppies will need to be loaded onto the
>laptop
> > >and
> > > > install from there.
> > > > mjh
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 3/23/03 9:34:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > > kerogers@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Guys
> > > > >
> > > > > Had a friend want to know how to put Win 95 on floppys for an old
> > >laptop.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas
> > > > >
> > > > > Keith
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