Hi
May be you should cancel the sharing on both computers.
Reboot and make sure that you follow the steps correctly.
Make sure that you do not have any 3rd party security suits that block the
Sharing.
Some time it is not enough to disable them, they have to be uninstalled and
clean.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)..
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I spent this morning trying to set up the network.
no luck.
at one point the laptop could see the desktop and could
see files on it, and get them, but the desktop never saw the laptop.
That's all gone now. Neither sees the other. don't know why.
On the win7 laptop, couldn't se up sharing becuase the
sharing thing was locked. couldn't find a way to unlock it.
I'm about to just give up.
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Jack, thanks so much for the explaination and the links.
I'll report back after I dhave igested this info and tried it out.
It may take a while!
thanks again.
Al
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Hi
If the two computers are connected to the same router and can access the
Internet then they are already Networked.
In order to exchange file between them you have to configure the File
sharing on each computer.
Maybe this can Help.
Win 7 - When configured on peer-to-peer Network, Win 7 has three types
of Sharing configurations.
Home Network = Works only between Win 7 computers. This type of
configuration makes it very easy to Entry Level Users to start Network
sharing.
Work Network = Basically similar to the previous methods of sharing that
let you control what, how, and to whom folders would be shared with.
Public Sharing = Public Network (like Internet cafe) to reduce security
risks.
The Work Network is the one that most of us are going (and need) to use.
Win 7 Work Network's Sharing settings are in principle similar to
Vista's configuration, some menus locations in Win 7 might be in
different place, and look a little different, but it should not be a
problem to adapt.
Make sure that the Software Firewall on each computer allows free local
traffic. If you use 3rd party Firewall On, Vista/XP Native Firewall
should be Off, and the active Firewall has to adjusted to your Network
IP numbers on what is some time called the Trusted Zone (consult your
3rd Party Firewall instructions.
General example, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#trusted
Win7 -
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...ons-of-Windows
Win7 - Work Network with a little visual help,
,http://www.onecomputerguy.com/window...s7_sharing.htm
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb727037.aspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...utt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista (Not need for XP-SP3) -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
When finished with the setting of the system it is advisable to Reboot
all the hardware including Router and all computers involved.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking).
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Hi,
I've not networked anything yet and am about to try it and thought I
may save some time by asking here a couple of general questions.
The setlup cosists of a laptop with wifi, and a desktop without wifi.
I am sharing internet access with the two pcs via a wifi router. The
desktop is cat5'ed to the router, the router cat5'ed to the modem. I
have no problem connecting to the internet on either machine.
The desktop is running XP professional, and the laptop is running
windows 7 home basic.
1. Can you network XP and windows 7 together?
2. Does it matter which one you run the network wizard on, and if so,
which one should I try it with.
3. Would I better off buying 3rd party networking software and using
that instead of the microsoft nework wizards?
Thanks for any help with this, and I appologize in advance for asking
such basic questions.
Al