transfering hardrive contents to new lappy?

What is the easiest/fastest way to transfer the contents from my old desktop to my new lappy? Thanks

 

LAN (the best)
external hdd

 

I am really new at this: how do you set up a lan btwn your desktop and lappy?

 

through a hub ( at least 2 lan cables) or just a direct cable (cross-cable) for 2 pc.

 

Or you could use a bridged USB cable

 

Or a flash drive!

 

lolz
do you have enough patience in order to plug in-out flash drive many time to transfer data

 

Thanks for the recommendations. Which one is the cheapest?

 

LAn for sure

 

LAN is cheaper than Bridged USB? What do you need for a lan?

Is there a good website "for dummies" that describes how to set up a lan? Thanks

 

Or you could do wireless lan like I did. Kinda takes a long time to transfer it all though. Took me 24 hours to transfer 40GBs. LOL
Tim

 

Yub.i used to use bridged usb ,but speed is slower than lan's speed
For 2 pc only,just go to any computer store ,ask for cross-cable (1m per dollar in my country) and plug in each pc
Then setup IP,for instance,one is 10.128.0.1,one is 10.128.0.2.Then Run-->cmd-->ping 10.128.0.1
Good luck

this is really a nightmare in my country when ADSL speed sucks like dial up

 

GRZ530, Thanks for trying to help. I posted this thread in the dummy section as I am dummy n. 1 when it comes to technology. Can you explain what a 'cross-cable' is, and where does it plug in? Also I do not have a ethernet card in my desk top if that makes a difference. Thanks again.

 

sorry,my english is bad to explain clearly
take a look at here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable

never mind,buy new once,it's budget
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_card
ask IT sales man and you will get what you want

 

Your english is fine. My tech knowledge sucks Thanks for explaining.