Transfer of files from old hard disk

GED · 11-08-2003, 07:01 AM

Can any one advise me in relatively simple language how to do the following if possible:tongue2:

I have an old hard disk (5 Gig) that was from my previous pc . That was operating on windows 95. The rest of the machine is defunct.

I intend purchasing a new pc operating using win XP home edition. Is there a simple way of transferring various word/excel /jpg files from the old hard drive and transferring them on to the new machine when I get it ?

Thanks in advance

**johnwill** · 11-08-2003, 09:34 AM

You can connect the old hard drive temporarily into the new machine and do a direct transfer. If you're not comfortable with opening the machine, you might consider shopping for a cheap USB 2.0 external disk case, and installing the drive into that. XP will automatically recognize USB mass storage, and you can then treat it as a normal disk drive and copy the files from it.

11-08-2003, 07:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
GED Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: london Posts: 5 OS: xp	Transfer of files from old hard disk Can any one advise me in relatively simple language how to do the following if possible:tongue2: I have an old hard disk (5 Gig) that was from my previous pc . That was operating on windows 95. The rest of the machine is defunct. I intend purchasing a new pc operating using win XP home edition. Is there a simple way of transferring various word/excel /jpg files from the old hard drive and transferring them on to the new machine when I get it ? Thanks in advance

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,748 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	You can connect the old hard drive temporarily into the new machine and do a direct transfer. If you're not comfortable with opening the machine, you might consider shopping for a cheap USB 2.0 external disk case, and installing the drive into that. XP will automatically recognize USB mass storage, and you can then treat it as a normal disk drive and copy the files from it. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience