-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Win on Floppy

  • From: "Keith Rogers" <kerogers@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 21:05:21 +1030

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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