Help please

Georgies Dad · 6th September 2015, 09:24

Anyone know how do I import my pictures from my old laptop to my new one please.

Thanks

klarzy · 6th September 2015, 10:00

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Originally Posted by w44nty

Anyone know how do I import my pictures from my old laptop to my new one please.

Thanks

easiest way is to copy paste them to an external drive or usb memory stick, then paste them to your new laptop...

Dallas · 6th September 2015, 10:11

As Klarzy has suggested, use a USB memory stick, or an external portable hard drive if you have one.

If your laptops have a CD/DVD disc drive, burn them to disc and transfer them that way.

Or, you can setup a home network so both laptops can see each other over the network, move media that way across your home network.

You can even upload your photos to one of the free Cloud Storage sites, then download them to your new laptop.

RayH · 6th September 2015, 17:38

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Originally Posted by Dallas

As Klarzy has suggested, use a USB memory stick, or an external portable hard drive if you have one.

If your laptops have a CD/DVD disc drive, burn them to disc and transfer them that way.

Or, you can setup a home network so both laptops can see each other over the network, move media that way across your home network.

You can even upload your photos to one of the free Cloud Storage sites, then download them to your new laptop.

Now that's what I call a comprehensive response!

Floppy disks are out of the question then?

chipsceola · 6th September 2015, 18:22

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Originally Posted by RayH

Now that's what I call a comprehensive response!

Floppy disks are out of the question then?

Where did you buy a new laptop with a floppy disk?
thought those had been obsolete for years, hope they sold it as old stock!

Dallas · 6th September 2015, 18:54

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Originally Posted by RayH

Now that's what I call a comprehensive response!

Floppy disks are out of the question then?

Lol, not that I'm OCD or anything.

RayH · 6th September 2015, 21:45

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Originally Posted by chipsceola

Where did you buy a new laptop with a floppy disk?
thought those had been obsolete for years, hope they sold it as old stock!

Oh no brand new, so new that there is nothing else like it on the market.
286 processor, 256KB of RAM and an 85MB HDD, not forgetting the FDD of course. Although the disk drive is a plug in one presumably as there wasn't enough room in the case to fit a 5.25" drive

Runs MSDOS 3.1 a treat it does!

chipsceola · 6th September 2015, 22:53

Ah the old days, back then I bought a Sharp MZ710 with tape drive (cassette) I wanted a faster drive than that and paid £650.00 for a 5.25" FDD, huge it was, circa 14" long x 8" wide and 4" deep, it improved the performance no end.

Later bought an IBM XT clone wiith 20Mb HDD / 1.4 FDD and Dos 6.1 but no other software, ran it with Smart DB, Word Processor and spreadsheet programs for several years until eventually a 386 came my way at much less than either of the previous 2 machines.

Georgies Dad · 7th September 2015, 06:25

Thanks for all the replies,sorry not commented earlier,I had to change the gas bottle on the "new" laptop

Only thing floppy here is not of the disc variety

I have a memory stick,but I cannot remember where I put it

barney bear · 7th September 2015, 06:55

I did ours through the cloud but we also use one of THESE for our kids films. You can transfer all of your files to the hard drive, then just plug it into the new laptop and copy them across

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chipsceola This is my second home Jaguar XF 3.0D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Southampton Posts: 4,364 Thanks: 119 Thanked 509 Times in 426 Posts	Ah the old days, back then I bought a Sharp MZ710 with tape drive (cassette) I wanted a faster drive than that and paid £650.00 for a 5.25" FDD, huge it was, circa 14" long x 8" wide and 4" deep, it improved the performance no end. Later bought an IBM XT clone wiith 20Mb HDD / 1.4 FDD and Dos 6.1 but no other software, ran it with Smart DB, Word Processor and spreadsheet programs for several years until eventually a 386 came my way at much less than either of the previous 2 machines. __________________ Chips

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Georgies Dad This is my second home Land Rover Join Date: May 2013 Location: Thorpe St Andrew,Norwich Posts: 14,715 Thanks: 933 Thanked 2,925 Times in 1,979 Posts	Thanks for all the replies,sorry not commented earlier,I had to change the gas bottle on the "new" laptop Only thing floppy here is not of the disc variety I have a memory stick,but I cannot remember where I put it __________________ Steve and Georgie Together Forever Lonely days are long Twilight sings a song All the happiness that used to be Soon my eyes will close Soon I'll find repose And in dreams, you're always near to me I'll see you in my dreams And then I'll hold you in my dreams

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Dallas This is my second home 1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 8,596 Thanks: 3,496 Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts	As Klarzy has suggested, use a USB memory stick, or an external portable hard drive if you have one. If your laptops have a CD/DVD disc drive, burn them to disc and transfer them that way. Or, you can setup a home network so both laptops can see each other over the network, move media that way across your home network. You can even upload your photos to one of the free Cloud Storage sites, then download them to your new laptop.