"Transferring Files" is a Long and Laborious Process

Just what I need to do...My kid wants the laptop so I'm transferring every bit of my files off the computer and onto my desktop.

Most of the files being transferred are .avi (videos) and well, what else is new. They're a pain in the you-know-what because some freakin' jackass at HP decided that it would be shits and giggles to make computers without OPTICAL DRIVES!!! You know what I'd like to do... (in other words: give him a donkey kick in the ass for that bright idea)