How do I transfer file from WinXP to Win98(Running on Parallels)?

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iMbEst

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I remember there is some video or screen capture showing how easy a mac OS users transfer the file to a Windows platform running on Parallels by just simply "click & drop" at the parallel windows. However, I can't seem to be able to do the same when my guest OS is win98. Is it true that Win98 doesn't support such function?
 
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How confusing. You have posted in a windows/linux forum with a subject of transfering files between xp and 98. Then you go on to talk about mac os as the host which does not run Parallels.

What is your host OS?
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IMO it's clear what iMbEst means:

He has got WinXP as host and Win98 as guest and he searches for an easy way of transferring files from WinXP to Win98 like it's possible when the host is a Mac.

Anyway I cannot help him either ;-)
 
yup, Roaster is right. Well, I do have both a thinkpad X60 and a Macbook Pro. While using Parallels in OS X, although I never tried, I remember users can drag and drop a file into a guest OS windows, and vice versa. While I am hosting Win98 with my WinXP running on X60, I can't seem to do the same.
 
You can just use regular shared folders (not Parallels ones) and use those to transfer files. You could also set up an ftp server if you're up for it.
 
yah, that's what I was thinking, if given no other option. Just feel that it's more convenient to do so. traditional shared folder have to pass through the physical network, I hope to bypass that :D
 
Well, traditional shared folder would go through a logical network so it'd be a loopback actually. It'll go fast and you can map it to a drive letter (Z: for example).
 
cool, just that I wish to reduce as much configuration as possible. Try to run the minimum modules out of it, to reduce the risk of crashing.....
 
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