Migrating Problem from PC to Mac

[mondmond88]

Hi there
just got my new MBP 2.4GHz
and i wanted to move my files from my current win xp sp3 to my mac

i have read this thread
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/316507/
regarding how to transfer files using the ethernet cable only (w/o router)

i've changed my TCP/IP for my windows to 169.254.189.1
and my mac ip address is 169.254.189.2

and i when i try to connect to the server using smb://169.254.189.1, i get failed to connect to server etc etc

anything that i've done wrong?
i dont wanna transfer file using my external.
thanks for any advice

EDIT: my win xp sp3 HDD is on NTFS
could it be one of the reason?
im really blur right now

 

[GGJstudios]

First, you may want to check the date on threads you read. That thread is 3 years old. While the information may still be applicable, many times older threads refer to outdated versions of the OS or software.

How to transfer data from a PC to a Macintosh

FAT32

• Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS X.
• No individual file larger than 4GB.

NTFS

• Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
• Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
• To Read/Write NTFS from Leopard: Install MacFUSE and NTFS-3G. You can install both with NTFS-3G for Mac OS X.
• To Read/Write NTFS from Snow Leopard: Guide: Enable native NTFS Read/Write in Snow Leopard
• (Be aware that some are of the opinion that enabling native NTFS in SL is unstable/unreliable, and favor the MacFuse/NTFS-3G method for Snow Leopard)

HFS

• Read/Write HFS from native Mac OS X
• To Read/Write HFS from Windows, Install MacDrive
• To Read HFS (but not Write) from Windows, Install HFSExplorer

 

[mondmond88]

so to be able to copy files from my xp,
i would need to install macfuse and also ntfs 3g right?
ntfs-3g is free? it redirected me to tuxera, there's a buy option of 25 Euro.

after installing then i could just connect it with the ethernet cable method?
im really new to this. sorry if i sound stupid. 😀

 

[old-wiz]

It's been a while since I tried to access windows PCs, but if you are doing it via SMB, the format of the file system on the windows PC shouldn't matter. I think SMB hides the file system type and just presents files. In any case if you are only trying to copy the files form the PC to the Mac, then it makes even less difference and doesn't require any additional software.

 

[mondmond88]

but if you are doing it via SMB, the format of the file system on the windows PC shouldn't matter.

In any case if you are only trying to copy the files form the PC to the Mac, then it makes even less difference and doesn't require any additional software.

yeah
that's what i was thinking.
i just wanna copy the files. i dont have to modify them
but i tried chaging the tcp/ip and it doesnt get connected.
weird