Newb server Question?

[lost0822]

I am building my first rig this week and am wondering something. I’m a total newb at this so please take it easy on me. I want to use my old computer which is a Gateway as a server:

2.8C Northwood
1gig RAM
Antec 420w
Nvidia 5200
120 gig HD
Windows XP Home

My new rig is:

OCZ 520w
Athlon 64 3400+
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
1 gig Corsair Value Select
eVGA 6800GT
160 Samsung HD
Windows XP Home

Basically how do I set it up so that I can transfer the files from my Gateway to the new rig? I want to be able to send all my basic stuff common files, saved games, internet stuff, mp3’s you know all that junk. If you could point me in the right direction that would be great, maybe some links or if it’s simple just explain it to me. This would be a great help, thanks!

 

[djnes]

XP Home blows for sharing drives, because it tries to make it all wizard driven.

Anyway, I would suggest using the same user name and password on both machines. Then you share out a drive, directory, folders, etc...whatever you want...on the server, and map a drive to them from your new machine. So, you would map a drive to a patch like this:

\\servername\sharename

 

[Asian Fury]

this isn't really a general hardware question but whatever. you can transfer things a few ways: simply hook up the two computers via crossover cable and transfer the files across to a shared folder on the other computer or do the same thing with a hub or put an ftp server on one computer and an ftp client on the other and upload or burn a nice fat dvd