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I have a slight problem. I am having my brother-in-law build me a new computer and I need to transfer all of my music from my old computer to my new one. The problem is that my external burner crapped out on me so I can not copy my files onto a CD. My new computer will have a built in cd burner so I don't want to buy a new burner to transfer the files. My Bro in law suggested that I buy a USB cable with the two "flat" type A connectors on the ends and connect them up like a mini network and transfer the data that way. He wasn't sure if it would work because he has never done that before. I was wondering if anybody knew for sure if that would work or if they had any other ideas that didn't cost an arm and a leg.

I have a couple of questions/suggestions,1. Do have broadband?2. If so, Do you have your computer set up on a router?3. If that's the case, then just setup your network and share all of your music files and then just do a copy paste with the new computer.Inder

I'm not sure how a USB crossover would work, but you could use a category 5 crossover cable (special ethernet cable, they have them at best buy) and set up a cheap home network that way.

Since your computer is being built, you could temporarily take out the hard drive from the old computer and install it into the new computer as a slave drive, and copy those files to the new computer's hard drive.

Quote, originally posted by TRD4reel »I have a couple of questions/suggestions,1. Do have broadband?2. If so, Do you have your computer set up on a router?3. If that's the case, then just setup your network and share all of your music files and then just do a copy paste with the new computer.InderNo broadband, no router.I thought about the hard drive idea and about putting in the new burner, but both of them were a lot of work and a pain in the (removed).I might ask him about your idea Kari. I was going to order some more computer stuff from tigerdirect and was going to buy the cables but didn't know which ones to get for sure. Both computers have an ethernet port so that might be what he ment and I just misunderstood him.

How about 1 of these? My bro has 2 and it comes in handy. He has a laptop and a desktop and he transfers stuff back and forth. Also when he needs something from me I just put it on this removable drive and he puts it on his computer. Good little tool.http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oductYou need this package. Nothing more. Don't buy just an A to A cable, as you need software to do it, which is included in this package.Install the software on both computers, plug in the cable, and simply copy from one to the other. No mess.Jumpdrives are too small to do what you're trying to accomplish, external Harddrives are a pain as well.Edit > Cheaper TigerDirect product. http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...d=445

I would probably just slap the old drive into the new box and copy files over... That would be your fastest and most cost effective solution ($0.)Or, Kari's idea about the crossover cable is a good one... Do both computers have network cards? If not, you'll have to buy them...The USB cable looks interesting as well... I didn't even know such a thing existed. Good luck, many different ways to accomplish this.

Quote, originally posted by Jahntassa »http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oductYou need this package. Nothing more. Don't buy just an A to A cable, as you need software to do it, which is included in this package.Install the software on both computers, plug in the cable, and simply copy from one to the other. No mess.Jumpdrives are too small to do what you're trying to accomplish, external Harddrives are a pain as well.Edit > Cheaper TigerDirect product. http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...d=445thanks! that's what i was trying to look for as well!

gotta remember to pick this up on friday!