i just bought a new computer loaded with vista, i need to swap all my music and video files from my xp machine to the new vista os. i cant really afford, nor do i need/want to setup a permanent network between the two. anybody have any suggestions?

its many files between 7 and 10 GB! music and videos

infra red transfer would be the cheapest.

Originally Posted by kjanx

infra red transfer would be the cheapest.

Assuming you don't have a backup (like living dangerously?) which you could copy from... like a DVD, use a USB memory key. If you get a 1 GB key, you only need to make 6 round trips between the two computers.

1. you can use a portable hard drive.
2. use this software "Windows Easy Transfer".
goto - ORB, All programs, Accessories, System Tools,"Windows Easy Transfer".
it's all next next next
good luck.