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Transfer files from a Windows PC to a Linux netbook
Q If I buy a netbook with a version of Linux, how can I copy files from my main computer that has Windows XP?
Am I limited to buying a netbook with Windows?
John Dean
A The good news is that most files are very portable these days and can be used with either Windows or Linux.
Most Linux-based netbooks come with either Openoffice or Star Office, both of which are able to open files created with Microsoft Office.
There will also be software to view and edit images. Some media files such as WMA can be a little more problematic, especially if they have been created with copy protection enabled.
The simplest way to copy files between the computers is to use a USB memory key or external hard disk. They will just work with both Windows and Linux.
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Shared folder
Easier than that would be to create a shared folder on your xp. If you have a home network and if you own more than one computer you surely do it a no brainer.
Posted by madhi19, 06 Oct 2009
File Copying
There are a number of companies offering online file storage that works through a web browser, that gives you another option. Yet another way is just email to yourself and put the file as an attachment. Finally, you can install the "samba" program in Linux which let's you share files to and from Microsoft operating systems. This option is faster but a bit more complex to set up.
Posted by Tel, 06 Oct 2009