How Can I Transfer My Resume’ On My Old Computer Onto A Newer Computer I Just Bought?

I have an older computer (10 years old) that has my resume’ and other related files that I would like to transfer on to a newer model. Can I just buy a disk to load this information on, and then be able to transfer it on my new computer? If so, how do I actually do this?
By the way both computers are using Windows XP Professional.
Thanks!