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Felix The Assassin · 05-31-2005, 08:04 PM

CD-R gives you about 650-700MB of storage per disk.
DVD-R or the other accolades, give you roughly 4GB of storage.
Norton Ghost gives you just the format to make Back-Ups, probably overkill for what you need.
M$ has a 'help' page for this.
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/howto-01.html

I use the old trusty CD burner and copy the stuff that I must have, and transfer it that way. If you don't have a CD burner, then you might be limited to using the thumb drive at one clip at a time.

Also, check and see if there might be a 'power user' group in your area. They just might loan or rent you external hardware to do this one time task. I would not buy a high dollar item just to make this transfer.
Lastly or first possibly if you don't have high cap transfer capability, building a simple home-network would be way cheaper and easier than doing anything else hardware/monetary wise.

05-31-2005, 08:04 PM	#5
Felix The Assassin The Dreadnoks Join Date: September 27, 2001 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 62 Posts: 3,608	CD-R gives you about 650-700MB of storage per disk. DVD-R or the other accolades, give you roughly 4GB of storage. Norton Ghost gives you just the format to make Back-Ups, probably overkill for what you need. M$ has a 'help' page for this. http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/howto-01.html I use the old trusty CD burner and copy the stuff that I must have, and transfer it that way. If you don't have a CD burner, then you might be limited to using the thumb drive at one clip at a time. Also, check and see if there might be a 'power user' group in your area. They just might loan or rent you external hardware to do this one time task. I would not buy a high dollar item just to make this transfer. Lastly or first possibly if you don't have high cap transfer capability, building a simple home-network would be way cheaper and easier than doing anything else hardware/monetary wise. __________________ The Lizzie Palmer Tribute Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. John F. Kennedy 35th President of The United States The Last Shot Honor The Fallen Jesus died for our sins, and American Soldiers died for our freedom. If you don't stand behind our Soldiers, please feel free to stand in front of them.