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Tripper11

(4,474 posts)
4. No, article has both options
Thu Jul 5, 2012, 09:47 AM
Jul 2012

mac & pc

Windows
Step 1
Plug the ends of the crossover cable into the Ethernet ports on your old and new computers.

Step 2
Type "Network and Sharing Center" in the search dialog box of both computers' Start menus. Click on the Network and Sharing Center icon, wait for a new window to open and ensure both computers have "File Sharing" and "Network Discovery" turned on. Click "OK" on the new computer and close that window only; leave the old computer's Network and Sharing Center open.

Step 3
Click "View Computers and Devices" on the old computer, which is located on the left side of the Network and Sharing Center window. Double-click on the new computer's hard drive icon, which will be listed, and open the folder where you want to place the files from the old computer's hard drive.

Step 4
Find the files on the old computer's hard drive that you'd like to transfer, copy them and paste them into the folder you have open on the new computer's hard drive.

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