Moving MP3s to New Computer

[Clark Gilbert]

Ok, so I'm not a very good network kinda of person so I thought I would post here to see what the best way to transfer my MP3s from my old computer to this new laptop I'm using now. I tried downloading some firewire network program that didnt work at all and I hear that using a cat5 cable (is that right?) between the two is a good method. If this is the best method, do I also need to use an internet connection or just the cable.

Please Help

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Networking with a crossover cable
Timmy in Mobile, Alabama, wants to know if he can make a direct connection between his laptop and desktop computer so he can transfer files. He's using Windows XP.

You can use an Ethernet crossover cable. If you use this cable, you won't have to use a hub. You need Ethernet cards in both computers, and you connect the two computers using the cable.

To set up Windows XP, you need to set up a network connection. Make sure you use NetBIOS, or you may not be able to see the computers. You also need to share the folders that you want to be seen by each computer.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...et/default.asp

The information's out there.

[Ian W.]

"borrow" an iPod (i'm pretty sure kyle has one, no?), download all the music to there, then put it into the laptop, copy files onto laptop.

done, at no extra expense.

if you don't have an iPod (or similar device), then you do need a crossover cable, which is usually sold at computer stores (at very high prices, but it's sold there).

Originally posted by Ian W.
"borrow" an iPod (i'm pretty sure kyle has one, no?), download all the music to there, then put it into the laptop, copy files onto laptop.

done, at no extra expense.

if you don't have an iPod (or similar device), then you do need a crossover cable, which is usually sold at computer stores (at very high prices, but it's sold there).

duhhhh Clark, I told you that before. I mean the iPod is only 10 gigs...jeez


What other reason would Kyle buy an iPod besides for you to use and claim as your own?

[Cory]

Do you have a hub clark? Maybe im just dumb, but this is what I do: save all music into the my shared folder, or just share the C drive, then go on the laptop and copy it all to it.

Cory

[Clark Gilbert]

Originally posted by D.J. Fluck
duhhhh Clark, I told you that before. I mean the iPod is only 10 gigs...jeez


What other reason would Kyle buy an iPod besides for you to use and claim as your own?

Yessssssssssss.....We have an iPOD, the problem is that all the songs are in the wrong folders on the iPOD. My brother put them the way he wanted them, not the way I need them this summer for IRI.

Thanks Jim. I'll look into your suggestions.

[Ian W.]

clark, since when did i say you had to be nice to your brother....?

[KyleGilbert45]

this is funny..... he always assumes that its both of our iPods but the in reality he didnt pay 1 cent for it.... its 100% mine...heck he's never even used the thing before.....

and now i know why i hate being a twin

[Matt Attallah]

Well - just label everything yours and say he can't touch...

Have you 2 ever confused any of your parents before? (sorry - had to ask!)

[Clark Gilbert]

Originally posted by KyleGilbert45
this is funny..... he always assumes that its both of our iPods but the in reality he didnt pay 1 cent for it.... its 100% mine...heck he's never even used the thing before.....

and now i know why i hate being a twin

/me smacks Kyle

Where would your iPOD be if I didn't download all the music for it! HA!

Oh well, the iPOD is a bad idea, my brother tried it on his laptop and it seperated them into 20 folders or something name f1-f20 something or other, each folder containing a certain amount of songs...weird....

Oh well. I'll try the crossover cable idea.

[JAH]

Originally posted by KyleGilbert45
and now i know why i hate being a twin

Isn't it odd how when you have a twin, something you completely buy on your own, your twin thinks is just as much theirs? My twin brother does that to me constantly, it gets annoying. They are always around you too, at least mine is...

[Elgin Clock]

Just do what I did, put the old hardrive in the new computer as a slave and transfer at will!!

[Clark Gilbert]

Crossover cables are just plain cool! Got one where I work (Circuit City), and only paid $1.60 for it (store discount). Even works well for LAN games.

[Yan Wang]

Originally Posted by Clark Gilbert

Crossover cables are just plain cool! Got one where I work (Circuit City), and only paid $1.60 for it (store discount). Even works well for LAN games.

Well, there's plenty of online tutorials on how to make your own crossover cable... it's fun and much cheaper. Google it.

[mtaman02]

Originally Posted by monsieurcoffee

Well, there's plenty of online tutorials on how to make your own crossover cable... it's fun and much cheaper. Google it.

or you can do something even cheaper. you get like 3 cds together and you put all your mp3's there and copy the cds to ure hd using WMP9 (Windows Media Player 9). no money to spend at all and if you want you can use the cds in ure car system. so it all works out.

if your use an apple type system the same method should be the same