Just wondering if anyone knows what is the easiest way of connecting 2 pc's together to send a couple of files across that are too big to fit on a CDR?

Can you just use a USB cable or will this blow em up?

Cant just use a usb cable if it is only for a couple of files just use a usb memory stick or if you permanant, maybe a wireless net or normal wired network

Cross over cable should do the trick.

Cross over cable should do the trick.

Assuming they have network cards and Windows firewall is turned off

Or if you ask Dell you need a Windows 2003 Server:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/13/dell_overssells/

If both are on the same network, you could use the free program Look@files.

However, if not, why not use dvdrw?

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Because the computer with the files on it doesn't have a DVDrw, just a CDrw and the files are to big to fit on one of those! they are also to big to fit on any of my memory cards :(

I'm just after the cheapest way of getting them across, I dont really need a wireless network yet, but I might end up going down that route.

cheers for the info guys.

Cant you copy the files over individually on cd/cdrw?

Because the computer with the files on it doesn't have a DVDrw' date=' just a CDrw and the files are to big to fit on one of those! they are also to big to fit on any of my memory cards :(

I'm just after the cheapest way of getting them across, I dont really need a wireless network yet, but I might end up going down that route.

cheers for the info guys.[/quote']

look at winrar - google will find it for you.

similar to win zip, but you can fragment the archive to any size (650mb for a cdr) and then copy them in bits and reassemble on the 2nd machine

ps winrar - www.rarlab.com - is shareware

if one file is too big to fit a CDR, and you rarely need to do this transfer. I would suggest you use Cutter 4.5 to split the file, then put splitted files in 2/3 CDR.

is free software iirc:

http://www.zipgenius.it/eng/?page_id=16

network is long term solution tho.

Tugzip is freeware, and does .ace,.rar and .zip files amongst others.

Pull the HD from one machine and plug it into the other - that's another way

Pull the HD from one machine and plug it into the other - that's another way

That is the cheapest way by far!!

Pull the HD from one machine and plug it into the other - that's another way

Cool, hadn't thought of that!!