Need Help Migrating

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My present computer is running W98. It has a floppy drive and a 100MB
Zip drive. It also has a couple of USB ports.


I have purchased a new computer that has a CD RW drive and a DVD RW
drive.


My plan was to use a 512MB Flash Key to transfer date from the old
computer to the new computer.


On the old computer when I am in Windows Explorer and plug the Flash
Key into a USB port it does not show as a new device on the computer.
So now I am at a loss as to how to migrate my data from one computer to

the other. How do I get the old computer to recognize the Flash Key?


Thanks for any and all help.

windows 98 has no native support for usb devices,
you must install the device driver from the manufacturer of the device,
either the included cd, or the manufacturers web site.
Some manufacturers do not provide drivers for windows 98 there may be a
generic driver at driverguide.com that will operate your device, there may
not.

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My present computer is running W98. It has a floppy drive and a 100MB
Zip drive. It also has a couple of USB ports.


I have purchased a new computer that has a CD RW drive and a DVD RW
drive.


My plan was to use a 512MB Flash Key to transfer date from the old
computer to the new computer.


On the old computer when I am in Windows Explorer and plug the Flash
Key into a USB port it does not show as a new device on the computer.
So now I am at a loss as to how to migrate my data from one computer to

the other. How do I get the old computer to recognize the Flash Key?


Thanks for any and all help.

As Bob says, check with the manufacturer for a driver for the flash key. If
one isn't available, remove the hard drive from the old machine. Undo the
ribbon cable to the DVD and CDRW drives in the new machine and hook the old
drive up to it watching which way the stripe on the cable is facing. Hook
up a power plug and then plug in the new computer and boot. You can just
set the drive on its end while using Explorer to transfer the data. Be sure
to ground yourself to the case before touching any hardware. Any problems,
post back.

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



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My present computer is running W98. It has a floppy drive and a 100MB
Zip drive. It also has a couple of USB ports.


I have purchased a new computer that has a CD RW drive and a DVD RW
drive.


My plan was to use a 512MB Flash Key to transfer date from the old
computer to the new computer.


On the old computer when I am in Windows Explorer and plug the Flash
Key into a USB port it does not show as a new device on the computer.
So now I am at a loss as to how to migrate my data from one computer to

the other. How do I get the old computer to recognize the Flash Key?


Thanks for any and all help.

With their Service Packs installed, Windows 98 SE and Windows Me both support
USB 2.0 - but only if you install the "OrangeWare" device drivers. Microsoft
does not supply drivers for USB 2.0 in Windows 98 SE or Windows Me, as the
article at the following link states, but third parties do. - See
http://www.orangeware.com/.

One thing to note is that there are 5 brands of USB 2.0 chipsets: ALi,
Intel, NEC, SiS, and VIA. Orangeware USB 2.0 drivers, which are written for
one of those chipsets, will also work in the same brand of chipset. In other
words, you don't always have to get Orangeware drivers from a USB card or
motherboard maker - you can "borrow" from another maker.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

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My present computer is running W98. It has a floppy drive and a 100MB
Zip drive. It also has a couple of USB ports.


I have purchased a new computer that has a CD RW drive and a DVD RW
drive.


My plan was to use a 512MB Flash Key to transfer date from the old
computer to the new computer.


On the old computer when I am in Windows Explorer and plug the Flash
Key into a USB port it does not show as a new device on the computer.
So now I am at a loss as to how to migrate my data from one computer to

the other. How do I get the old computer to recognize the Flash Key?


Thanks for any and all help.