Zip disk transfer to the mpc 2500 problem.

hello all. ive searched this forum and looked and read and have yet to find someone with a problem like mine. i use the mpc 2000xl for sequencing only. i just got my hands on a 2500 and am trying it out before i commit to buying one. ive installed the latest os and have loved some of the newwest features. my problem lies in transfering my sequence files over to the new mpc. i have a 250 zip drive in my xl and just bought a usb connection for my pc. the pc seems to only read the first 8 characters of the file names. (ive seen this discussed on here before) but i cant change my filenames because they are matched to certain presets in my computer. i have the mpc editor and have used it to "back up" my disks but it makes a mpc file (???) and thats it. i dont know what this can be read by or what the hell to do with it. i guess my question is how have people backed up their zip disks in the past? i know this is dated technology but there has to be a way to not lose this information. and if i could only get my pc to read more than the 8 characters i would be fine. but its putting a major wrench in my productivity and i would like to be helped throught this problem. i have friends that have messed with these types of things and have had major headaches because they had full programs to transfer and so forth. i dont. for me its just all. files. so please someone HELP!!!!!!!!! thanks

I Copied my zip disks from an external seriell zip-reader without any problems. Copy paste in explorer, tried that?

wats gud,i feel ur pain dog,it is a long process to transfer files.at least for me.i had to transfer all files and program files.but my email is [email protected] who has this problem hit me up and if you got an aim account ill give you my aim name.i just dont feel like typin all da step to this pain in da ass mpc prob.sry.ill check my email later.uno