How to transfer data from win 7 pc to win 10 pc using ehternet cable

[gemtiba]

Where can I find step by step instructions re:

...."How to Transfer Data from......... old HP notebook...... Win 7 (HP Pavilion dv6-6175c)

to .......new HP notebook......... Win 10 (HP 17-ca0006ca)

using Ethernet Cable"...

I am a senior, and have googled for simplistic step by step,.... found couple detailed procedure but assumptions are made that user would know eg. ip address info ....have no idea..... OR directions how to connect ethernet cable to 2 notebooks but instructions are not specific enough what each step is on how to "transfer data" from win 7 to win 10 ... 

Any input suggestions welcomed...thank you in advance.

Happy New Year!

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

I will try...

First of all alternatives...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=usb+caddy&tag=mh0a9-21&index=aps&hvadid=80264380656168&...

That is to remove the old drive and fit into the caddy.

OR a very large USB flash drive. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Memory-Stick-Waterproof-Metal-Metallic/dp/B07KPCT4Q1/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF...

OR a USB Data cable

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Transfer-Sharing-Migration-Windows/dp/B019DI3RV8?psc=1&SubscriptionI...

So an IP address...   WinKey + R  type cmd.exe pause     

then type ipconfig in the screen that appears

C:\>ipconfig
Windows IP Configuration
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

They mean (for me)  PC is 192.168.0.11

AND my router (Default Gateway)

to the Network and Internet is 192.168.0.1

If the 2 PC's share a common Default Gateway then you can transfer over the existing network, both PC's having a connection, either Cable or WiFi.

https://www.dummies.com/computers/operating-systems/windows-10/how-to-enable-network-discovery-and-c...

Now the ethernet cable...

More Later.

So if in doubt please ask.

[gemtiba]

Thank u Lil Boy blue for the links..

FYI... I live in remote rural canada, due to winter, do not make 2 hr drive to nearest city computer store (eliminates external hard drive, & transfer cable suggestions)

AND.. only internet access is via cell phone Hotspot.

I was advised to transfer data from old to new laptop using LAN cable.. I am aware that is an old fashioned method and that it's a very slow process, but the wisest choice as I have over 500 gb to transfer to new laptop 1 TB (mostly photos & office documents). It is not realistic using Hotspot to transfer wirelessly due to limited internet access.    Thus reason for my search to find detailed instructions for using what I have -- LAN cable and plenty of time.. 

Thx for the IP info. Look fwd to very elementary"how to"  instructions to transfer or copy old to new laptop.

Thank U

[WAWood]

@gemtiba

The problem you're going to have is that, except in the newest model PCs. when you connect the ethernet port of one PC to the port on another, you need a special type of ethernet cable known as a CROSSOVER cable -- it is called this because the wires "crossover" in the cable.

The newest PCs don't care about this, but the older ones, like those running Win7, DO.

Presuming you don't have an actual CROSSOVER cable (most folks do NOT), you would have to purchase one -- and that's your 2-hour trip staring at you.

An alternative is to have an enternet hub or switch, which is a box with 4 or more ethernet jacks, and from each PC, you plug a standard cable into the jacks on that box, but since you likely do not have that, either, that's a 2-hour trip.

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

Well a 256 GB USB could be delivered in the mail or by courier, and it would fit in a jiffy bag.  Unless you really are cut-off.

Well it is not old fashioned and can be done at 100mbs hopefully.  So you go to bed and in the morning all is well.

WAWood is accurate in his answer, and I cannot think of anything better to suggest.

Also invest in a download of 7zip and you my be able to compress the size from 500 GB to less than that.

The pinouts, if you had a spare ethernet cable, and better eyesight than me, we could give you.

There two 3 types of cable colouring, the A (american) and the B (british) and anything thet had on the day they made the cable.  So that is another obstacle.

[gemtiba]

Surprisingly, I do have the cross wire cable...category 5e RJ45...network cross-wired cable. It was still unopened pkg...

Now that we have confirmed I have the correct cable... would appreciate detailed instructions please on how to transfer data.

Thanks

~ gem

[gemtiba]

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

The beginnings are to place the 2 PC's together and plug the cable in.

Then try (I hope to give instructions etc applicable to both W7 and W10)

WinKey + R    type     cmd.exe   pause

This should open a screen where you then type....

ping 127.0.0.1                            on both machines.

C:\>ping 127.0.0.1
Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

which gives an indication there isa working adapter.

Then ping to the other machine,

ping 192.168.0.11                in each case to show a connection.

[gemtiba]

Thanks for the beginning step instruction.  As advised, I pinged both laptops.  The following pics are the results.  I'm sorry I do not understand this, hopefully done correctly.  It appears the Ping 127 worked on both laptops.... however, the Ping 192 for each laptop indicate "destination Host unreachable".

Wondering if I was to have done one of the suggestions mentioned yesterday prior to doing both of these pings.

• C:\>ipconfig
  Windows IP Configuration
     IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11
     Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
     Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

**PlEASE** advise next steps.

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

The 127.0.0.1 is a loopback test, it sends and receives internally, indicating a working adapter in both PC's.

Now you need to know the configuration of each PC, and hopefully this works.  Write down the numbers as well as posting them.

WinKey + R and type cmd.exe   pause

ipconfig

and this block is what is wanted

  IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.XXX  
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.XXX
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.XXX

Whatever your numbers are.  Please post them.