How can I connect my home computers together?

I have 2 home computers. One runs 98 and the other XP. I want to move some of the files from one to the other. What is an easy way to do it? I know very little about networking (or computers).

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Bear in mind that if you use a USB flash drive Win98 requires that you install drivers first. Once you bugger it up it is a major pain to fix it.

You didn't state what interfaces you have available. If they both have ethernet cards you can connect a crossover cable between them and create a small network.

If you have them both connected to your network, try sharing part of the hard drive (not the whole drive!) and you should be able to create a new connection from the Network Connections window. There's a wizard to help you do the connection. Windows XP has a Shared Documents folder in the My Computer window where you can dump documents that you're passing around.

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the easiest way to do it would be to burn a cd. If not you need a device to go between the 2 computers like a switch or a router. Or email the files from your 98 machine and retrieve from your xp - or a usb keychain flash drive
Hahaha...I love M's response. Not only did he leave out a couple of steps, but his best fix is for you to take your computers apart and (I'm assuming) swap around the hard drives. No offense meant to you, but if you're asking this question, you probably don't feel comfortable removing parts from your computers.