Re: Problem with com ports using the file and settings transfer wizard

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So whats the problem with your memory stick?
You should be able to access it like any other drive in Explorer

"natalieben" <natalieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Why does this have to be so difficult?!

First I buy a 128MB "keyring" type drive, on the theory that I can use
this
to collect the data and transfer. (Since it won't let you use the CDRom,
and
the new computer doesn't have a floppy drive.) But it will only work for
the
first one, won't let me delete the file and put the next file on it.

Then I give in and buy, daylight robbery, a £20 serial file transfer
cable,
plug it in to the com ports (at least I assume that is what the nine-pin
things are) - hit autodetect on both computers, and trying this several
times, leaving it for up to 20 minutes, nothing happens ... no error
message,
just "trying" to detect.

How can I force the com ports to open, or the computers to recognise the
connection? (Been through all the help files and doesn't seem to be
anything.)

All help most gratefully received ...! (Particularly since I've only got
one
monitor and I am REALLY sick of crawling under the desk.)



.



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