Amethyst
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I have a 1998 Dell T500 with Windows 98, that contains many valuable files (photos, docs, and old Quicken files) that I would like to extract. It still boots up, but it hasn't been connected to the Internet for at least 10 years...probably wouldn't work with my router, and would likely explode on contact with today's browsers.
When I bought a new PC (in 2008) I tried plugging a thumb drive into the old machine's USB port, but it didn't recognize the driver. Also, I had some Zip drives, that I'd bought for Y2K, which work on the old machine...but wouldn't work on the 2008 PC. So at that point, I put the old machine on a shelf and forgot about it.
I'm cleaning house, and would like to get rid of this 1998 PC, but it's still got those great files on it.
I've asked for advice the Dell forum and other "geeky" forums and gotten vague responses e.g. "buy an external hard drive that fits both computers." I don't know how to search to buy a drive or cable that connects W98 to a modern OS - it's not exactly an advertised feature
So I come to my smart yet plain-spoken pals on the ER Forum: Do you have any notion how I can retrieve my old files?
Thanks,
Amethyst
When I bought a new PC (in 2008) I tried plugging a thumb drive into the old machine's USB port, but it didn't recognize the driver. Also, I had some Zip drives, that I'd bought for Y2K, which work on the old machine...but wouldn't work on the 2008 PC. So at that point, I put the old machine on a shelf and forgot about it.
I'm cleaning house, and would like to get rid of this 1998 PC, but it's still got those great files on it.
I've asked for advice the Dell forum and other "geeky" forums and gotten vague responses e.g. "buy an external hard drive that fits both computers." I don't know how to search to buy a drive or cable that connects W98 to a modern OS - it's not exactly an advertised feature
So I come to my smart yet plain-spoken pals on the ER Forum: Do you have any notion how I can retrieve my old files?
Thanks,
Amethyst