[ale] scp file from Windows to Linux

[Jim]

I wasn't aware that XP had a native sshd service running on it.  I did a 
google and found a number of sites that explain how to install sshd, 
openssh on Win XP, so I'm pretty sure you can't do that out of the box.

Jim.

Trey Sizemore wrote:

>I have a file on an old windows box that I'd like to transfer to a
>linux box via scp.  The file resides on a user's Desktop on the WinXP
>machine and I'd be initiating the file transfer from the linux box.  
>
>I'm comfortable transferring files this way from linux to linux, but
>just confused what the path would look like for the file on the Window
>user's Desktop (only one drive designated C:)
>
>I'd rather not install PuTTy or the like on the windows box and just do
>the transfer with installed software.
>
>Thanks for any tips.
>
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