can't transfer files over 4 GB from one computer to other

I'd greatly appreciate any help with the following
problem: Our two main computers are networked. One runs
XP; one runs ME. Upgrading the latter to XP causes
problems with the video and sound cards, so we'd like to
avoid it for now. We have some BIG -- 13 GB plus - files
on the XP computer that we want to get to the ME computer
(why is a long story). When we try, we get error
messages about the disk being full. The target hard
drive is 120 GB and has plenty of room. (The sending
hard drive is also 120 GB and is getting crowded, but
still has several times 13 GB empty.) We're assuming
that some limitation in ME is causing the problems. Is
there a way around this -- perhaps by resetting something
in virtual memory (a newbie's guess...), or by resetting
something else??...

An email answer to (E-Mail Removed), or a quick message
there alerting me that an answer is on this board, would
be a wonderful additional favor.

Thanks!!

Karen A. Wyle


Karen A. Wyle

In article <0c6501c3db88$1e7a1ba0$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Karen A. Wyle"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I'd greatly appreciate any help with the following
>problem: Our two main computers are networked. One runs
>XP; one runs ME. Upgrading the latter to XP causes
>problems with the video and sound cards, so we'd like to
>avoid it for now. We have some BIG -- 13 GB plus - files
>on the XP computer that we want to get to the ME computer
>(why is a long story). When we try, we get error
>messages about the disk being full. The target hard
>drive is 120 GB and has plenty of room. (The sending
>hard drive is also 120 GB and is getting crowded, but
>still has several times 13 GB empty.) We're assuming
>that some limitation in ME is causing the problems. Is
>there a way around this -- perhaps by resetting something
>in virtual memory (a newbie's guess...), or by resetting
>something else??...
>
>An email answer to (E-Mail Removed), or a quick message
>there alerting me that an answer is on this board, would
>be a wonderful additional favor.
>
>Thanks!!
>
>Karen A. Wyle

I'm sorry, but Windows ME can't store a file larger than 4 GB. That's
a limitation of the FAT16 and FAT32 file systems that ME uses, and
there's no way to change it.

If you just want to back up a large XP file to the ME computer, you
can split it into smaller pieces and copy the pieces. Here's a
program that I use:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...id,6938,00.asp

The program automatically creates a batch file that you can run on XP
to re-create the full file from the pieces.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ
http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm

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