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Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 9:13 AM
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I have a (similar) Dell and it has Windows Vista on it
Assuming the HDD`s are the same type... (haven`t checked yet), I would like to swap them over, so I have W7 on my machine, and she has Vista.....
so far so good...(?)..... now, all my files and folders are on her (new) laptop, I am wondering if there is a way to link the two laptops together via the Yellow or Blue cables that come with the router so I can transfer the files and folders direct, without the need to use a "caddy".....
After transferring my files back to my W7 laptop, I then need to tranfer her files and folders from her old laptop onto her new one....
any advice please?
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 9:26 AM
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Quote from: shutter any advice please?
Don't!
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 9:29 AM
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Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 9:53 AM
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16-01-2011 10:54 AM
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Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 11:05 AM
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Quote from: shutter please elucidate.....
You will likely kill both systems. Possible reasons:
1. Windows authentication will fail due to different hardware
2. Low-level mobo drivers will actually be different enough not to boot
Not to mention that you are actually likely to be breaching the OEM license agreement on both systems.
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 11:17 AM
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Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 12:25 PM
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There's not a whole load of difference really between Vista and W7 that you can't get round easily.
And moving "stuff" between systems has lots of different solutions.
Do you want faster/newer hardware yourself or W7 for some very specific reason or do you have a problem or what?
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 6:22 PM
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I wanted the Window 7 on my laptop, and the Vista on hers.....
However, ... .... ... I have just had a good look around the underside of the new Dell and cannot find any way of removing the HDD>... (normally a couple of small screws, and it slides out, like a CD drive.... ) there does not appear to be a way of removing the hdd on this model....Dell Inspiron N5030....
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 6:31 PM
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Quote from: shutter I wanted the Window 7 on my laptop, and the Vista on hers.....
Well yes, but as I asked, why?
As I said before:
Quote There's not a whole load of difference really between Vista and W7
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 6:42 PM
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Quote from: shutter What I wanted to achieve is basically set out in the original posting !....
I wanted the Window 7 on my laptop, and the Vista on hers.....
Tell her that you actually bought yourself the new laptop so that she can have your cast off (or words to that effect )
To swap the files between the two machines - assuming you have a broadband router - wired or wireless. Connect both machines, put them in the same workgroup, share the c:drive. WIN7 should then see the Vista machine and vice versa. Drag & Drop the files as needed.
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 6:48 PM
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Quote from: wisty ...... Drag & Drop
Essentially that's about it.
Or you can use the transfer wizards, which are quite good these days.
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 7:15 PM
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Will do some research on how to remove the HDD from the new Dell, and see how it goes....
Thanks for your help, guys...
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 7:39 PM
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Quote from: shutter Will do some research on how to remove the HDD from the new Dell, and see how it goes....
I really wouldn't.......
1. Keys - You can always plug in a cheap USB keybord
2. Acting up - find out why and fix the problem (why move it to a new PC? not that you're likely to succeed )
Re: Swapping hard drives and files between laptops
16-01-2011 7:48 PM
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As regards the original idea... the Dell N5030, is to be missus new laptop.....
I wanted to have the latest windows, on my Inspiron 1545, so I thought I would swap the HDD`s...
missus has my old Dell, Inspiron 2200, which is prior to my current Dell..
. so the "problems" associated with her old laptop, would not be transferred to a new machine.... only the files/folders which basically contain her photographs and not much else... the old old laptop would end up in the dump minus the HDD which I would keep for extra storage using a caddy.
so I am now stuck with Vista.... and she gets the shiny new machine with W7 !
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