[shadow689]

i have 2 computers and i want to put files on to one from one. but i dont remember how. they are already connected by a router so i think i can. both have win xp. ty for ur time.

 

[kiwiguy]

Run the networking wizard, as they sound like they may already be networked via the router?

 

[shadow689]

i dont think so, i think theres somethin special u hafta do first. the whole reason i wanna do it is because i got music on this comp that i wanna transfer to my other one b/c this one doesn't have a sound system at all besides the headphones.

 

[kiwiguy]

It was you that said they are connected to the router now, which means to me that they are likely already "networked" but not able to share files, just the internet connection.

But if you don't want to run the networking wizard to configure the sharing of files, thats fine.

How do you propose to do it then?

 

[shadow689]

ok then how do i do it, i never networked comps before, i just remember the internet cafe that used to be here had all the comps linked. and i figured i could do it cuz of the router. if u make them connect through the wizard then plz give a little bit more description how to do it. sorry if i sounded like an *** didn't mean to.

 

[JohnWill]

This http://www.ezlan.net/Installing.html is a good place to start...

 

[shadow689]

well i tired what u said but it still didn't work, so i need a step by step way to do it.

 

[buck52]

Moved this to networking for extra help hopefully...

You could have a read here... http://www.tipsdr.com/windows-xp-networking.html

buck

 

[Guest]

ih8idiots

what a great first post...

I removed your useless comments...they are not welcome here

buck

 

[Guest]

Well your quite a piece of work my friend...

as soon as one of the admins comes online you'll be gone...

buck

 

[Bob Cerelli]

Step by step instructions for networking XP in a peer to peer environment, with screenshots along the way, can be found at:

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm

 

[~Candy~]

shadow, did you have any luck with this?

 

[shadow689]

no actually didn't but thanks for asking, i dunno why it wouldn't work but it wouldn't.

 

[Bob Cerelli]

The basics for troubleshooting are:

1. Make sure you have the same IP scheme (e.g. 192.168.0.x).

2. Make sure you have the same Subnet Mask, Gateway, and DNS IP addresses.

3. Make sure you can ping the other computer's IP address. If this fails, make sure you turn of XP's firewall.

4. Make sure you can ping the other computers by name.

5. Make sure you have the same workgroup name (watch for trailing spaces)

6. For troubleshooting purposes, turn off XP's and any other firewall software. You can always add more complexity after you get it working.

7. With XP, make sure you have the same username and password as the person logging onto the other computers. The default setting for XP Pro is to require a password for network access.

8. More details about how to network XP can be found at:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_network.htm

9. More details about how to troubleshoot TCP/IP networkcs can be found at:
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/trouble.htm

10. Apply the registry edit to fix the browsing delay from XP to Win9x computers
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm#browsing_delay.

There continues to be a lot of misinformation about needing NetBEUI or to changing the NetBIOS setting. You can ignore both. Installing NetBEUI to solve a networking problem will just mask a some underlying and potentially important misconfiguration with TCP/IP. The default NetBIOS setting works fine so there is no need to change that either.