"> i don't know if there is a way to connect both computers to my cable
modem
> at once, or if that would even help with this problem"
-A cheap router (I've seen them for $10) (Linksys, DLink, Netgear) will
allow up to 4 computers to share connections. Highly recommended for your
situation. Also it will be a great learning experience.
Pete

<robertmiles@bellsouthNOSPAM.net> wrote in message
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>
> "lisa" <lisa-in-nola@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:elVKO31SIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> i'm not sure if this is possible given my old computer's limitations
>> (over 8yrs old, can't burn cds and won't read flash drives)
>> i have finally progressed to a laptop on which i have set up my windows
>> mail - on my old computer i've got outlook express. right now, i'm
>> alternating my internet hookup from one to the other, depending on which
>> one i need to use.
>>
>> i'm kind of an e-mail pack rat - i've got tons of info in old e-mails
>> that i can't part with - i'm hoping there is some relatively simple way
>> to get the e-mails from my old computer to my new one -
>> (aside from spending days or weeks e-mailing them to myself)
>>
>> i don't know if there is a way to connect both computers to my cable
>> modem at once, or if that would even help with this problem
>>
>> any help appreciated -
>> semi-computer illiterate -
>> lisa
> Do both your old computer and your new one have floppy drives?
>
> Here's some instructions for transferring from Outlook Express under
> XP. I don't know if they also work for transferring from an older
> version of Windows.
>
> <http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/email/import-dbx-files-outlook-express-windows-mail-vista-86458.html>
>
> <http://www.vista4beginners.com/Migrate-from-Outlook-Express-to-Windows-Mail>
>
> As for connecting both at once to your cable modem, it probably depends
> on what type of cable modem you have.
>