transferring from pc to laptop

[DC2]

i have about 3.5 gigs of songs on my pc that i would like on my laptop. anyone know how to transfer it semi quickly?

zipping the file will take about 4 hours to zip. i was going to do it over msn. but anyone know a faster way??

thanks in advance

edit: like from folder to folder would be great

[wildrice]

crossover cable

or you could put your two computers on the same workgroup and then make a shared folder and place your files into that folder and retreive it from your other computer.

[Shaolin]

easiest way I can think of is burn it on dvd or if you have a 1 gig jump drive just transfer it that way.

or external HDs, etc..

[DC2]

how do i do that?

[wildrice]

k, not 100% sure but try this.


On ur pc:

right click my computer --> computer name tab --> [change]

click on workgroup button and give it a name.

On your laptop:

do the same thing, give it the same workgroup name.


On your pc:

Make a folder and place everything into that folder.

right click on the folder and go to the sharing tab.

click on share this folder and give it a name.
Eg: folder


Now on your laptop:

start --> run --> pc's ip adress\folder\

and you should be able to see your stuff.


Both pc and laptop have to be connected to the internet for this to work.

[DC2]

haha didnt work. anyway other way if they are both connected to the router?

[wildrice]

yea, i'm probably missing something there.

Easiest ways:

-get a jump drive/external hd
-burn onto dvd
-send thru msn/email
-crossover cable

[Team_Mclaren]

i found that work group is thes easiest:

click on network connection -- make a small home/work network. do that for both comps, i might have missed a few steps its close, just follow the steps.

[EG_Civic]

no need to setup any network

cross over or router

start -> run

type in \\computername\sharefolder

to find computer name right click my computer then its in one of those tabs

then when u get into the share folder copy n paste

might ask u to login with an account.. use what u login with windows

[Fez_turbo]

cant you uplad it to a memory disk (like compaq flash or an external usb drive) and then plug it intot he laptop and save it.

[wildrice]

Originally posted by EG_Civic
no need to setup any network

cross over or router

start -> run

type in \\computername\sharefolder

to find computer name right click my computer then its in one of those tabs

then when u get into the share folder copy n paste

might ask u to login with an account.. use what u login with windows

THAT'S WHAT I WAS MISSING!!

the \\before the ip address.

You can use ip address or computername. Both will do the job.

[Xtrema]

DVD RW Drive with software $46

1 DVD-R media $0.25

Having your MP3 collection backed up on a DVD and not waste Laptop's HD space, priceless.

[jcrules99]

haha damn so close

[hampstor]

I have one these things for whenver I need to transfer data around:

http://www.memoryexpress.com/index.php?PageTag=&page=file&memx_menu=EmbedProductDetail.php&DisplayProductID=6768&SID=

All you need is a hard drive and this thing. It converts any IDE device into a USB device. You can either pull your hard drive out of your computer, or if you have a spare one kicking around you can use that. I'm sure someone on here can lend you a hard drive.

Once you have it, plug it into your computer, copies files to the drive, then plug it into your notebook and copy the files over.

[Tyler883]

Originally posted by Xtrema
DVD RW Drive with software $46

1 DVD-R media $0.25

Having your MP3 collection backed up on a DVD and not waste Laptop's HD space, priceless.

:werd:

If you aren't DVD capable but can do CD-Rs then 6-7 cds at 20 cents per disc won't break the bank either.

[GTS Jeff]

Don't bother zipping - it won't do shit.

[Weapon_R]

Someone was selling a 1.5gb USB card. Load it, plug it into the other comp, transfer, repeat. Or use an IPOD mini :dunno:

[DC2]

truelies says:
my computer
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properties
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computer name
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make sure the workgroup are the same names
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if not hit change
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once there the same
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right click on the music folder
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then go sharing
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then go enable
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apply
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okay
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then on the other computer
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double click network place
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view work group computers
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and you should be able to see computers



off my buddy on msn... it worked perrfect!

i at first i didnt go into network place. but works perfect. was connected by a router
3.5 gigs in under 20 mins. :thumbsup:

thanks for helping guys!

[Ajay]

Thanks for the directions on this! I didn't know you could do this. I just bought a new computer a couple weeks ago and used about 30 CDR's to burn some 'vids' so I could put them on my new computer.......used this technique to transfer 4.5GB of mp3s and it only took about 20 mins!

[Azn_Drunk]

being trying to figure that out as well

[hampstor]

Originally posted by Azn_Drunk
being trying to figure that out as well

Did you figure it out after reading the thead? Or are you still trying to figure it out?

[arian_ma]

Originally posted by Team_Mclaren
i found that work group is thes easiest:

click on network connection -- make a small home/work network. do that for both comps, i might have missed a few steps its close, just follow the steps.

:werd: I just got my laptop and transferred just over 20 GB in less than 1.5 hours :thumbsup:
I used wireless for that as well so I'm sure if I used a landline it would have been much much faster.
Also, if you hook up the computers directly, (If they are both running XP) they will recognize each other and create a connection automatically.