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Moving data off old Win 95 computer
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I have an old Windows 95 computer that I want to get rid of. It has no USB ports, no CD-Writer, no external tape or disk backup. Can anyone suggest... 1. The easiest way to get my data off the hard drive onto another computer (I have a Windows XP and a Win 98SE computer, they are not near the Win 95 computer), or onto a CD-R or USB portable hard drive or thumb drive. I have an old 100 MB SCSI Zip drive, but I don't know if it will work with Win 95, and I don't have a vintage SCSI adapter. Is there a way to use a USB connection; for example an adapter that plugs into a parallel or serial port? 2. Is there any organization that can use an old, but working computer? Alternatively, is there a way to recycle an old computer, so the parts can be disposed of safely? I would hate to put it out in the trash. (BTW, I use a data shredder that wipes data to U. S. DOD standards.) Thanks. Orrie |
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Moving data off old Win 95 computer
Orrie wrote:
Hi, I have an old Windows 95 computer that I want to get rid of. It has no USB ports, no CD-Writer, no external tape or disk backup. Can anyone suggest... 1. The easiest way to get my data off the hard drive onto another computer (I have a Windows XP and a Win 98SE computer, they are not near the Win 95 computer), or onto a CD-R or USB portable hard drive or thumb drive. I have an old 100 MB SCSI Zip drive, but I don't know if it will work with Win 95, and I don't have a vintage SCSI adapter. Is there a way to use a USB connection; for example an adapter that plugs into a parallel or serial port? 2. Is there any organization that can use an old, but working computer? Alternatively, is there a way to recycle an old computer, so the parts can be disposed of safely? I would hate to put it out in the trash. (BTW, I use a data shredder that wipes data to U. S. DOD standards.) Thanks. Orrie Do the reverse. Put your the disk from your old comp. in a 3.5 inch usb enclosure. Then hook that up wherever you need to access it. |
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Moving data off old Win 95 computer
Orrie wrote:
Hi, I have an old Windows 95 computer that I want to get rid of. It has no USB ports, no CD-Writer, no external tape or disk backup. Can anyone suggest... 1. The easiest way to get my data off the hard drive onto another computer (I have a Windows XP and a Win 98SE computer, they are not near the Win 95 computer), or onto a CD-R or USB portable hard drive or thumb drive. I have an old 100 MB SCSI Zip drive, but I don't know if it will work with Win 95, and I don't have a vintage SCSI adapter. Is there a way to use a USB connection; for example an adapter that plugs into a parallel or serial port? 2. Is there any organization that can use an old, but working computer? Alternatively, is there a way to recycle an old computer, so the parts can be disposed of safely? I would hate to put it out in the trash. (BTW, I use a data shredder that wipes data to U. S. DOD standards.) Thanks. Orrie Simplest way is take the hdd out of the 95 machine, put it in your target machine. Safest way, since hdds are quite fragile, is to put a 2nd hdd into the 95 machine and copy across. That way you've left a backup inside the old machine in case of any hdd problems. Beware of the 2G bios limit, you may need a small old hdd. Old computer reuse... depends what country youre in. Freecycle is one option. 95 doesnt support usb, so no dice there. NT |
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Moving data off old Win 95 computer
On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:43:12 GMT, "Orrie"
wrote: Hi, I have an old Windows 95 computer that I want to get rid of. It has no USB ports, no CD-Writer, no external tape or disk backup. Can anyone suggest... 1. The easiest way to get my data off the hard drive onto another computer (I have a Windows XP and a Win 98SE computer, they are not near the Win 95 computer), or onto a CD-R or USB portable hard drive or thumb drive. I have an old 100 MB SCSI Zip drive, but I don't know if it will work with Win 95, and I don't have a vintage SCSI adapter. Easiest may depend on what you're proficient at doing, whether you're going to take the system apart anyway, would consider moving it closer to the others, and how much data you need moved (and how quickly). The generic answer is to just pull the hard drive and hook it up on another system to copy off the files, whether it's internal to the other system or connected by an external enclosure. Another option would be a wired or wireless networking connection, that might be faster than CD-Rs if you can get the network up quickly and had a spare network adapter. Is there a way to use a USB connection; for example an adapter that plugs into a parallel or serial port? Not that you'd want to use, as you have to put the systems next to each other still and then it's the slowest and most crude method, particularly since you'd need to get the hardware for that too and learn to do it. 2. Is there any organization that can use an old, but working computer? Alternatively, is there a way to recycle an old computer, so the parts can be disposed of safely? I would hate to put it out in the trash. (BTW, I use a data shredder that wipes data to U. S. DOD standards.) Doubtful that anyone wants it in a 1st world country, newer systems are being sold for practically nothing or being thrown away. You'll have to check with your local recycling centers to determine if there is a good way to dispose of it, but in general just taking it apart isn't of much benefit and it isn't going to fit in your data shredder. ;-) |
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Moving data off old Win 95 computer
Thank you all. It never occurred to me to take the HDD out of the computer
and install it in one of my other computers. I've installed one HDD on the Win 98SE computer, so I think I can figure out how to do this changeover. Thanks again. Orrie "Orrie" wrote in message ink.net... Hi, I have an old Windows 95 computer that I want to get rid of. It has no USB ports, no CD-Writer, no external tape or disk backup. Can anyone suggest... 1. The easiest way to get my data off the hard drive onto another computer (I have a Windows XP and a Win 98SE computer, they are not near the Win 95 computer), or onto a CD-R or USB portable hard drive or thumb drive. I have an old 100 MB SCSI Zip drive, but I don't know if it will work with Win 95, and I don't have a vintage SCSI adapter. Is there a way to use a USB connection; for example an adapter that plugs into a parallel or serial port? 2. Is there any organization that can use an old, but working computer? Alternatively, is there a way to recycle an old computer, so the parts can be disposed of safely? I would hate to put it out in the trash. (BTW, I use a data shredder that wipes data to U. S. DOD standards.) Thanks. Orrie |
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Moving data off old Win 95 computer
Orrie wrote: Hi, I have an old Windows 95 computer that I want to get rid of. It has no USB ports, no CD-Writer, no external tape or disk backup. Can anyone suggest... 1. The easiest way to get my data off the hard drive onto another computer (I have a Windows XP and a Win 98SE computer, they are not near the Win 95 computer), or onto a CD-R or USB portable hard drive or thumb drive. I have an old 100 MB SCSI Zip drive, but I don't know if it will work with Win 95, and I don't have a vintage SCSI adapter. Is there a way to use a USB connection; for example an adapter that plugs into a parallel or serial port? There was in the win95 era, a Backpack CD burner, that plugged into the parallel port. They're really pretty reliable, if ancient. But you can still get drivers for them (even for XP). (There's a site, maintained by ex employees that just hosts driver files) These old units turn up from time to time. Nowadays the easiest thing to is just yank the hard drive and plop it into either an external enclosure, or straight into another computer. 2. Is there any organization that can use an old, but working computer? In that vintage, probably not. But you never know. It'll take win98se ok, which gets you to IE6, so it should have no issues online. Maybe you can find a low income family that would otherwise not have a computer. Alternatively, is there a way to recycle an old computer, so the parts can be disposed of safely? I would hate to put it out in the trash. (BTW, I use a data shredder that wipes data to U. S. DOD standards.) There is. I work at one. They're going to charge a disposal fee for the CRT monitor. (It's hazardous waste) I'm only familiar with Oregon, but there are similar centers around the country. In Eugene: Computer Reuse and Recycling Center in Portland: Freegeek also: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/s...=19&l=en&s=dhs Thanks. Orrie |
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Moving data off old Win 95 computer
Orrie wrote: Hi, I have an old Windows 95 computer that I want to get rid of. It has no USB ports, no CD-Writer, no external tape or disk backup. Can anyone suggest... 1. The easiest way to get my data off the hard drive onto another computer (I have a Windows XP and a Win 98SE computer, they are not near the Win 95 computer), or onto a CD-R or USB portable hard drive or thumb drive. I have an old 100 MB SCSI Zip drive, but I don't know if it will work with Win 95, and I don't have a vintage SCSI adapter. Is there a way to use a USB connection; for example an adapter that plugs into a parallel or serial port? There was in the win95 era, a Backpack CD burner, that plugged into the parallel port. They're really pretty reliable, if ancient. But you can still get drivers for them (even for XP). (There's a site, maintained by ex employees that just hosts driver files) These old units turn up from time to time. Nowadays the easiest thing to is just yank the hard drive and plop it into either an external enclosure, or straight into another computer. 2. Is there any organization that can use an old, but working computer? In that vintage, probably not. But you never know. It'll take win98se ok, which gets you to IE6, so it should have no issues online. Maybe you can find a low income family that would otherwise not have a computer. Alternatively, is there a way to recycle an old computer, so the parts can be disposed of safely? I would hate to put it out in the trash. (BTW, I use a data shredder that wipes data to U. S. DOD standards.) There is. I work at one. They're going to charge a disposal fee for the CRT monitor. (It's hazardous waste) I'm only familiar with Oregon, but there are similar centers around the country. In Eugene: Computer Reuse and Recycling Center in Portland: Freegeek also: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/s...=19&l=en&s=dhs Thanks. Orrie |
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Moving data off old Win 95 computer
1. I'd usually take the HD out and put it in another computer, then copy it
to another drive. That is the easiest and fastest (asuming that it is an IDE HD, then just find another computer 2. The should be places for recycling metal and electrnic equipment around. S "Orrie" wrote in message ink.net... Hi, I have an old Windows 95 computer that I want to get rid of. It has no USB ports, no CD-Writer, no external tape or disk backup. Can anyone suggest... 1. The easiest way to get my data off the hard drive onto another computer (I have a Windows XP and a Win 98SE computer, they are not near the Win 95 computer), or onto a CD-R or USB portable hard drive or thumb drive. I have an old 100 MB SCSI Zip drive, but I don't know if it will work with Win 95, and I don't have a vintage SCSI adapter. Is there a way to use a USB connection; for example an adapter that plugs into a parallel or serial port? 2. Is there any organization that can use an old, but working computer? Alternatively, is there a way to recycle an old computer, so the parts can be disposed of safely? I would hate to put it out in the trash. (BTW, I use a data shredder that wipes data to U. S. DOD standards.) Thanks. Orrie |
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