File transfer wizard

[psyche]

Has anyone successfully used the file transfer wizard? I just got a new computer and I thought that would be an efficient way to transfer my files from my old computer. I followed the instructions and selected the option of picking the files to transfer. The files were picture files, documents and some program files. Everything seemed to be working fine, except that the screen after all night and an entire day only said that 5% of the files had been transfered and then I had an error message saying that the transfer was not successful, so I canceled it. This morning I tried to transfer just 1 file and it was still going when I left the house, after one hour. Should it take that long or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!

 

[Weird Harold]

Has anyone successfully used the file transfer wizard? I just got a new computer and I thought that would be an efficient way to transfer my files from my old computer. I followed the instructions and selected the option of picking the files to transfer. The files were picture files, documents and some program files. Everything seemed to be working fine, except that the screen after all night and an entire day only said that 5% of the files had been transfered and then I had an error message saying that the transfer was not successful, so I canceled it. This morning I tried to transfer just 1 file and it was still going when I left the house, after one hour. Should it take that long or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!

I don't know anything about the file transfer wizard, but it sounds like there is definitely a problem.

I'm just guessing, but it sounds like this is a temporary network connection between your new computer and you old computer using either a serial connection or USB connection? In either of those cases, the transfer rate should be 115,200 bps or faster. Tht means a 1 MB file should take no longer than about an hour in the absolute worst case with a serial link. If it's a USB link, then it should only take as long as copying it from a floppy disk would take -- about thirty seconds or so.

 

[psyche]

Re: Re: File transfer wizard

I don't know anything about the file transfer wizard, but it sounds like there is definitely a problem.

I'm just guessing, but it sounds like this is a temporary network connection between your new computer and you old computer using either a serial connection or USB connection? In either of those cases, the transfer rate should be 115,200 bps or faster. Tht means a 1 MB file should take no longer than about an hour in the absolute worst case with a serial link. If it's a USB link, then it should only take as long as copying it from a floppy disk would take -- about thirty seconds or so.

Thanks Weird Harold,
I thought there must be something wrong and you are right about the connection. I have just kind of played with it before I go into work in the morning. I will have some time this weekend to try to figure out what I am doing wrong.

 

[Weird Harold]

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Thanks Weird Harold,
I thought there must be something wrong and you are right about the connection. I have just kind of played with it before I go into work in the morning. I will have some time this weekend to try to figure out what I am doing wrong.

Is it a serial connection (A d-shaped connector with nine pins), a USB connection (a flat connector about 1.2 inch wide nd 1.8 inch thick), or a parallel connection (a wide D-shaped connector with 25 sockets like your printer connection.)

You might hve better luck with just a straight family network through the USB port

 

[psyche]

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Is it a serial connection (A d-shaped connector with nine pins), a USB connection (a flat connector about 1.2 inch wide nd 1.8 inch thick), or a parallel connection (a wide D-shaped connector with 25 sockets like your printer connection.)

You might hve better luck with just a straight family network through the USB port

The connection is a serial connection which was recommended in the instructions. Thanks again for the information. I am going to work on it this weekend when I have some time.

 

[Weird Harold]

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The connection is a serial connection which was recommended in the instructions.

Once you have the Wizard configured, check Control Panel -> System -> Com Ports to make sure it is selecting 115,200 bps (the maximum rate for a serial port) and is using the maximum "FIFO" buffering to get the best speed possible out of the connection.

Configuring Windows Family Networking (or the FTW) with a USB connection would be much faster than the best a serial port is capable of. (115,200 bps is about 1 MB/hour depending on how compressible the files are)