Wondering if anyone can help me with this? I have a desktop at work that does not have a cd drive. Is there any way I can hook my laptop up to the desktop and transfer files from the laptop to the desktop? I'm also wondering if I can hook up the laptop so I can use somehow use it as the disk drive for my desktop. Any help would be appreciated.
Computer help - hooking up a laptop to a desktop
- Thread starter edmontonexplore
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If they are both hooked up to the Internet......
A simply way (without having to buy any cable) is to create two MSN Messenger accounts.
Sitting beside each other, open MSN on both (seperate accounts) and do a file transfer.
Simply but may be slow depending on the size and type of the file.
A simply way (without having to buy any cable) is to create two MSN Messenger accounts.
Sitting beside each other, open MSN on both (seperate accounts) and do a file transfer.
Simply but may be slow depending on the size and type of the file.
Depending on how savvy you are with computers, you can
1. buy a cross over cable and hook up the computer to the laptop directly and transfer via that way.
2. buy a cd drive for you computer, say 20$ nowadays, then at least you will have a cd for later. Or a thumbdrive if your computer has USB, can always use the USB for later.
3. Again depending on the files, setup a xdrive or similar acct and copy them down that way.
AS
1. buy a cross over cable and hook up the computer to the laptop directly and transfer via that way.
2. buy a cd drive for you computer, say 20$ nowadays, then at least you will have a cd for later. Or a thumbdrive if your computer has USB, can always use the USB for later.
3. Again depending on the files, setup a xdrive or similar acct and copy them down that way.
AS
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...&sku_id=0665000FS10055760&catid=&newdeptid=18
it's cheap and easy to use and no cable crap required
plus you can encrypt them etc.
it's cheap and easy to use and no cable crap required
plus you can encrypt them etc.Thanks!
Thanks for the info. As it is a work computer, I don't want to spend my own money on a drive. I do have memory sticks (256 mb) but some of the files I want off my laptop are close to 1 gb. If I use a crossover cable, does it just attach to a USB port on my desktop?
Thanks for the info. As it is a work computer, I don't want to spend my own money on a drive. I do have memory sticks (256 mb) but some of the files I want off my laptop are close to 1 gb. If I use a crossover cable, does it just attach to a USB port on my desktop?
crossover cables can be used via a network cable, or you can get a serial one, you would have to look on both your desktop computer and latop computer, God help you for transferring 1 gig files though... speed in a serial cable is under 30K lol.
Cat 5 cable:
http://www.compusmart.com/Product/Default.aspx?SupplierPartNo=054998
serial cable:
http://www.compusmart.com/Product/Default.aspx?SupplierPartNo=054302
why not buy a USB dvd burner?
other considerations:
XP can see windows 98 but not the other way around- no matter what you do.
Cat 5 cable:
http://www.compusmart.com/Product/Default.aspx?SupplierPartNo=054998
serial cable:
http://www.compusmart.com/Product/Default.aspx?SupplierPartNo=054302
why not buy a USB dvd burner?
other considerations:
XP can see windows 98 but not the other way around- no matter what you do.
