How can I transfer data from an old Win 95 computer (with a USB Zip Disk drive) to a new computer that only has a CD and DVD drive?

An old Win95 system will probably not have a USB port. Support for USB ports was very rare in even the later versions of Win95, and wasn't standard until WIn98.

However, a neat solution may be a MINI NETWORK. See if you can grab a null-modem cable (which connects both computers through their comm (serial) ports) or a cable that will connect the PCs through their parallel ports.

Then go to Program-Accessories-Direct Cable Connection on both PCs, set up the old PC as the host, and the newer PC as the guest. This creates a mini-network, in which the newer PC can grab anything on any of the old PC's drives.

You may also need to go to "my computer" & right-click on each drive, to set the drives' permissions to "share-able". Otherwise, teh old PC may refuse to make its data accessible to "guest" PCs.

If "Direct Cable Connection" doesn't appear on your Program > Accessories menu, you can install it by going to "Install New Applications" in "My Computer > Control Panel", then clickikng on "add windows component", and choosing "direct cable connection" from a list of optional Windows components.

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Useful, but the question says it does have a usb port.
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by Anonymous on July 16th, 2005

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