Flailing about, looking for a dead SIMMple weg to move files between
Win98 and Win7.
My tortured fantasy is a NAS with USB and ethernet.
Win7 [Dell 7010] -- USB -- NAS -- ethernet -- Win98 [Model 90]
Let the H8tefest begin!
Flailing about, looking for a dead SIMMple weg to move files between
Win98 and Win7.
My tortured fantasy is a NAS with USB and ethernet.
Win7 [Dell 7010] -- USB -- NAS -- ethernet -- Win98 [Model 90]
Let the H8tefest begin!
If they are both on the network it is just drag and drop. Once you set
the W/7 machine sharing to "everyone" the w/98 sees it just fine. I
still have a w/98 machine on my network.
one system to the other over Ethernet, that doesn't have a security risk for the Windows 7 system. However, if he has it on the Internet (which it may be through its main NIC) with SMB1, that is a risk without a good firewall.If they are both on the network it is just drag and drop. Once you set
the W/7 machine sharing to "everyone" the w/98 sees it just fine. I
still have a w/98 machine on my network.
Windows XP was the last to support SMB1 natively, so it will need to be installed for Windows 7 (I think even 10+ turns an activated SMB1 off if not used within a 30 or 40 day period) to share files with an older OS. Since Louis is going directly from
System to system. On-board NIC connects to cable modem. NIC in 7010 PCIone system to the other over Ethernet, that doesn't have a security risk for the Windows 7 system. However, if he has it on the Internet (which it may be through its main NIC) with SMB1, that is a risk without a good firewall.
slot runs to Model 90.
IBMMuseum wrote:
If they are both on the network it is just drag and drop. Once you set
the W/7 machine sharing to "everyone" the w/98 sees it just fine. I
still have a w/98 machine on my network.
Windows XP was the last to support SMB1 natively, so it will need to be installed for Windows 7 (I think even 10+ turns an activated SMB1 off if not used within a 30 or 40 day period) to share files with an older OS. Since Louis is going directly from
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