Someone was wrong. ;-) Vista supports any installed serial device that has
drivers.

And no, a straight-through USB cable will not work even if it fits both PCs.
The Easy Transfer cable has some "brains" built into it. As you suggest,
Ethernet is easiest if you don't have the cable, I've also used a USB
external hard drive with excellent results.

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"Hugh Wyn Griffith" <huwyngr@unspam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
news:VA.00000164.003e2f40@unspam.tampabay.rr.com.. .
>I thought someone just said that VISTA doesn't support Serial
> Connections? <g> I guess they meant DB25 ....
>
> But it is correct that you cannot use a straight USB to USB cable with
> the same connectors on each end to link two PCs -- according to USB.org
> -- and these special cables are I presume like the USB to Serial cables
> that my Nokia phone wants to use to connect to a PC.
>
> Easiest is to do it over ethernet?
>