Transfer files to new PC

Could anybody give me some advise on how to transfer
files. I have purchased a new PC and I bought the cable
that is needed to transfer data between PC's via the
network cable. But I am lost from here. I searched the
Microsoft website, but didn't have any luck.

Thank you in advance for your prompt attention!

Jonna

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"Barbara" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:012101c3d89a$d35b6010$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Could anybody give me some advise on how to transfer
> files. I have purchased a new PC and I bought the cable
> that is needed to transfer data between PC's via the
> network cable. But I am lost from here. I searched the
> Microsoft website, but didn't have any luck.
>
> Thank you in advance for your prompt attention!
>
> Jonna

In article <012101c3d89a$d35b6010$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Barbara"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Could anybody give me some advise on how to transfer
>files. I have purchased a new PC and I bought the cable
>that is needed to transfer data between PC's via the
>network cable. But I am lost from here. I searched the
>Microsoft website, but didn't have any luck.
>
>Thank you in advance for your prompt attention!
>
>Jonna

What type of cable did you get?

Connecting two computers' network cards directly to each other
requires a crossover Ethernet cable. A regular Ethernet cable won't
work. If it's a crossover Ethernet cable, run XP's Network Setup
Wizard on both computers to set up the network:

XP ICS - Starting the Network Setup Wizard
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/...rksetupwiz.htm

If it's a parallel data transfer cable (also known as Laplink or
Direct Cable Connection), see this site:

DirectParallel® and Direct Cable Connection (DCC) Step-by-Step SETUP
http://www.lpt.com/Support/DCC-SetUp/dcc-setup.htm
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