external HDD,new pc what to save

[teamster1975]

Come on guys! This isn't a debate on which software is best, all Trem asked for is advice on copying his stuff off!

[FarmerPug]

usb sticks, and memory cards.

[steve_earwig]

Come on guys! This isn't a debate on which software is best, all Trem asked for is advice on copying his stuff off!

I think we did that, then wandered off at a tangent as usual

usb sticks, and memory cards.

Floppy disks.

[FarmerPug]

we do that tangent wandering a lot, floppy disks may hold too much information on them, if you stored everything on a floppy disk and lost it well it would be a very big data loss with 1.44mb of storage.

[teamster1975]

I think we did that, then wandered off at a tangent as usual

Very true

usb sticks, and memory cards.

Floppy disks.

Not forgetting the old serial laplink cable Steve!

[FarmerPug]

have we solved the problem yet?

[steve_earwig]

Not forgetting the old serial laplink cable Steve!

[FarmerPug]

infared file transfer.

[highlander]

[FarmerPug]

smoke signal, it could work very well with computers, after all they all operate on binary so its just a case of smoke for 1 and no smoke for 0, imagine trying to open a word document in smoke signal binary 0000011010100100101001001001001001001001010010101001010010010010, and you have barely scratched the surface.

[trem1]

havnt got the heart really but i sorted this a few days ago, just transfered all documents pictures and such onto external hd and plugged that into new pc copying them the the relevant places. lost all my old emails from outlook express tho

[steve_earwig]

I've never used Outlook Express but I'd have thought if you can still get to it on your old machine you should be able to archive them & import them to your new machine.

If it's anything like Outlook all the emails and contacts are in one file X:\Documents and Settings\NapoleonXIV\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst which you can just copy into the same place on your new hard drive.

[trem1]

yea i probably couldve got them back but before i unplugged it i deleted them all not knowing exactly what im doing with the machine yet.which leads into another question,whats best to do with an old pc??????????????

[teamster1975]

If it's not a terrible spec flog it for £50 or give it to someone!

[FarmerPug]

or use it for something like a pp2000. Outlook, and outlook express i cant really tell much difference other than an easier control layout of outlook. Outlook express is to outlook as tesco express is to tesco ie not just as good.