Not only did you express your emotions, baby, you made HIM understand.

Now that's talent.

Can you hook up both systems to your home network? That way you have access to the other PC and then just copy things over that way. Or, if you don't have a home network set up, why not zip up the files, upload them someplace temporarily then download.

Yeah, I've never used those software to transfer stuff in all the times I've moved from computer to computer.

I completely understand!! I bitched and complained because "everyone has a laptop except me!!" for so long, then I got one and now? I'd rather have a desktop (or a smaller laptop). Plus, you get used to things being a certain way, then you get a new computer, and everything's all different. It sucks.
And, thank god we have two, because yesterday, my husband's computer DIED. And ALL of my pictures from before this laptop are (were?) on it. I will die if they're lost. DIE!!! And we can't afford another computer for like 6 months so he's been all whiny ever since (mostly because I haven't let him install WoW on mine. haha I'm mean.)
Okay, I'll shut up now.

Y - I would love to trade places with you. My computer is a busted piece of shit. I cannot afford to replace it right now so I have to shut up and deal with it.

You could return the Dell and get a MAC! The people at the Apple store will move all your files for you and you'll never have another virus again (at least that's what they told me!)

And OHMYGOD the Mac is like a dream compared to my old Dell, seriously!

I used to do tech support for a living. If I lived anywhere near you, I'd offer to come over and help. :-(

GC's suggestion is good. If you don't have a home network, you can also take the hard drive out of your old pc, hook it up to your new one, and copy the files over that way. (You'd have to configure the old hard drive to be a "slave," which is the only tricky part - and yes, some geek somewhere did decide that multiple hard drives in one pc would be called master and slave, and that has been making me giggle for YEARS). If you want, email me and I can try to walk you through it.

I don't know if I can help you with the Mah-Jongg, though. Sorry.

I loved my flat screen iMac with a deep passion and still do. However, there's a brand new iMac now sitting in her place, due to turned on and set up tomorrow. I know I'm going to be wowed by the new one's speed and shininess, but it's just not quite the same. Oh, how I love that other one. Thank God she'll still be in the same house, just in a different room. That means I can visit.

I had the same thing recently when my dad replaced my 5 year old laptop with a new (frankenstein-type made up of bits he got from work) PC. Which is great because my laptop was S.L.O.W.



The problem really started and ended with my dad, who is a techie genius but also a bit clueless when it comes to people who are not techie geniuses. He spent hours hooking it up to his small business server (why? WHY?) when we could have been happily transferring all my pics and documents and music across. So instead, when I finally managed to do just that, I had to store them in a newly created My Documents folder on the C drive because the usual My Documents folder that you get with XP was ON HIS SMALL BUSINESS SERVER.



O! M! G!



Anyway, it's all better now. After he decided to reconfigure it so I'm not connected to his stupid server.



Can ya tell I was a little bit annoyed about that!? But I still have my laptop cos it's little and cute and purple and I still love it despite its snail-like bootup speeds :)

Sorry, not sure what's going on with the spacing in my last comment! Sorry xXx

I feel your pain, I do. I switched from a Sony Vaio that I despised, yet I mourned its loss when I got my new Dell. I bought one of those programs that's supposed to transfer everything, but it didn't transfer my programs properly, so we resold it on eBay.

Except for the crap known as Dell customer service, I'm totally happy with my computer now, and don't miss my Vaio at all. Don't worry, in a couple of weeks everything will be exactly like you want it...and you'll be happy, happy, happy with your new computer.

Dude, like gc said, you can probably network them. Or, at the very least, I'm pretty sure you can buy a cord to hook 'em together so you don't have to zip/burn megaloads of stuff. Plus, you'll still be able to use your old computer for ultimate marjong.

If'n you need help, lemme know.

How about getting a cheap external hard drive to back up all your pics - you know, just in case. I'm anal - I keep mine in a fireproof safe.

That's NOT anal. You must protect the pictures!

Thanks for all of the ideas. Seriously.

I bet one of your oldest son's friends could do it for you for 20 bucks. Or call Geeksquad?

The computer will be ok. You will get your stuff over and everything will be groovy. If you would like detailed instructions, email me.

We must preserve the pictures and the sanity of the mistress of them.

I have an external hard drive --- a Western Digital My Book. It's small, compact, and durable. I use it to back up my pictures, movies (ALL ARE LEGAL I SWEAR), various install files, writing, and other various important things. Best Buy has them on sale pretty frequently. Plus? They are cute.

And Marjong?? Is that like Mahjong? :P

HAHA. Did I spell it wrong? WHATEVER. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEANT. HAHA.

i have the same freak emotional attachment to my computers, so don't feel bad. of course, i also have a freak emotional attachment to my pillow too, so maybe you won't take comfort in being like me.

but yeah, external HD like they said. you can get them rly cheap, and you can download Syncback Freeware to automagically back up your picture files every night and stuff. i can help you with it if you want. i have it set up at home because i would CRY if i lost my photos.

also, you can use what they call a crossover cable to hook your two PCs together and transfer files. it looks just like a regular ethernet (cat-5) cable, but its not. you can find them at Staples, Circuit City, etc.

god, i am such a geek.

Whatever you do, don't call customer service...http://doihavetocallitablog.blogspot.com/2006/07/or-maybe-i-just-needed-something-to.html

I think this is when you grumble "They don't make em like they used ta!" and then chase the noisy kids away from your geraniums.

get a mac

Yeah, and if you got a Mac, you could magically wish your old files over. Yup.

re: The "get a mac" sentiments-- yeah, if you miss your old programs? Moving to the Mac will *REALLY* make you miss your old programs. :P (NONE of them will run on the Mac. Unless you buy new versions for the Mac. And then they'll still feel different)

You can probably hire a neighborhood kid to help you move your old programs and files over to your new computer. It'd probably end up costing about $50-100 or so.