Hi:

I am getting a new pc in the next couple of days and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on transferring info/software from my old pc to the new one. I was thinking of using the network cards to connect but do I need a router to do this?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Much thanks!

Nope, no network card needed. Both computers can be hooked together directly through network cards if you are using a cross over cable.

Another option, if you don't mind opening the computer, is take the hard drive out of the old computer and put it into the new one and copy file over that way. Then there is no network connection to slow things down.

If it is a small amount of data, you could also burn what you want to CD (if you have a burner in the old machine).

Data is no problem from PC to PC....just like Zarak has said.

But software/programs is another issue. There are programs available that help you facilitate and automate moving programs from one machine to another, but from a reliability standpoint, it is better to just reinstall them on the new machine.

Just realized I meant no router needed in my post above. Sorry about that if it lead to confusion.

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