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"Solve My Problem - Networking ??"

Please !!

Right, at the moment I'm taking screen captures from various consoles by plugging the yellow composite av cable into a capture card on an old PC. This old PC has a NI card in it.

The new PC has an NI built in.

Would I be right in thinking that I can connect the two PC's by the NI with some sort of cable, then transfer the image files from the old PC to the new PC ?

The old PC only has a floppy drive in, and at one screenshot per floppy it's going to get tedious !

Any suggestions/help appreciated.

Please !!

Right, at the moment I'm taking screen captures from various consoles by plugging the yellow composite av cable into a capture card on an old PC. This old PC has a NI card in it.

The new PC has an NI built in.

Would I be right in thinking that I can connect the two PC's by the NI with some sort of cable, then transfer the image files from the old PC to the new PC ?

The old PC only has a floppy drive in, and at one screenshot per floppy it's going to get tedious !

Any suggestions/help appreciated.

Windows has a built in data transfer program, can't think what it's called though, Direct Data Transfer ? - will have a look. Just using a lead won't work, you need a program like laplink (mainly used for linking Laptop to home PC). I personally just burn the stuff onto a CDRW and take it to and from work.
Look on download.com they may have some free software.

Easy to do. Just get a Crossover cable and plug the each end into the NICs. Then just setup a network by using the step by step process in Windows XP. I had to do the same sort of thing 3 months ago as I built a new PC and had over 8 gigs I wanted to transfer.

Don't think you'll be able to use those ports as connector either, may need USB or Serial or something.

Adrian is right, presuming it's a standard 10 or 100 Mbit card(s). A CAT 5 crossover cable at 5m long will set you back £6. (www.pless.co.uk)

XP and ME have built in programs for connecting PCs, don't know about older versions.

I tried what I thought was a Crossover cable, but both PC's act like it's not, would I be right in thinking that if it was a straight through cable then neither PC would register it ? The LED on the NIC card didn't come on, and the new PC shows no connection.

I think so. With a crossover cable it should work for a direct connection. What version of Windows are the PC's running?

New one - Windows Xp
Old - WIn 98SE

I used Win XP to create a network disk, then put that disc into the Win 98 PC , installed okay. It has to be the wrong cable.

Cable has the following on it anyone is informed enough to know if it tells anything;

"Category 5 UTP 24awg 4 pairs lan cable"

Adrian, when I used to access Xbox Live using ICS, would the cable connecting the Xbox to the NIC have been a crossover one ?

Direct Cable Connection, that's it isn't it ?

The cable from XBox -> NIC would have been a crossover, yes. Valentino, Direct Cable Connection is used for Serial Cable connections, this is a straightforward network..