Replace pc with laptop question

[keetley]

I am buying a laptop to replace my desktop PC and would like to transfer all the files I have, to the laptop. Is there some kind of adapter cable available to connect the HD from my PC to the laptop to do this file transfer? I just need the personal files, not the O/S.

Thank you

[hockey man]

Could you just set up a network and share your files between the two?

[Steve]

hockey man has it correct. You can connect the two computers with a cross over cable and transfere the files.

Depending on how large the number of files, you might be able to transfer them via CD.

[PrntRhd]

That assumes you have an Ethernet card in the desktop, if you do not they are pretty cheap and much faster than most alternatives.
Another alternative is to get a 256MB-512MB USB thumb drive, and copy/paste the files onto the drive, then copy/paste the files onto the laptop. A couple of transfers and you are done, and you still have the thumb drive available as portable storage.

[classicsoftware]

Depends on your setup. If you have broadband and a router, you just need to make a little network.....

Describe your situation more clearly.

Type of internet access?

If broadband, do you have a router?

How much data are we talking about?

What kind of data?

You might be able to zip it up and e-mail to yourself and get the e-mail on the notebook.