Robert Donithan
Member
Robert! Did not realize you were getting W10. If the PC needs setting up from scratch I strongly advise you NOT to go for a Microsoft internet account, instead get a "local" account. "They" will recommend an Ms account but I did this and for a variety of reasons still have a non working W10 pc (it has W7 on it while I sort out a solution) A very knowledgeable chap at sos forum (Scan PCs ) said he NEVER does this.
I am pretty sure an Ethernet port is an Ethernet port no matter what PC (or mac!) you find it on and files can always be transferred. But yes, not programs.
Dave.
I tried the Ethernet transfer but could only get it to share, not copy or "keep" files on computer #2...I ordered a $9 3.5 to 2.5 hard drive caddy and am going to put the hard drive from my laptop(computer#1) into the desktop(computer#2)...what I'm wondering is will the data that's on the hard drive show up on the desktop(computer#2)?