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ThunderPants73 · 06-03-2010, 11:26

Sorry if this has been posted before and I expect to be admonished for it but can anyone give me a step by step guide to networking an XP desktop and a Win 7 laptop?
I've never done anything like this before and I am having problems.
I have Zone Alarm and Avast Home on both computers.
I have named both my work groups MSHOME (because every time I try to change the XP group to WORKGROUP it keeps reverting to MSHOME every time I exit the network wizard.)
I have enabled file and printer sharing, I have chosen the folder on my XP pc that I want to access via my laptop.
My desktop is hard wired to my router, my lappie is wireless.
I have rebooted all my equipment but I still cannot get my pc's to 'see' each other. What am I doing/not doing? Any kind person who can help will earn my eternal gratitude (and maybe a little hero worship)
I've tried Googling it but it makes very little sense to poor old me.

YAY, DONE IT, FORGOT TO GO INTO EXPLORER AND ALLOW SHARING FOR THAT PARTICULAR HDD.

06-03-2010, 11:26	#1
ThunderPants73 cf.mega poster Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Notts Services: BB & PHONE Posts: 1,141	Networking XP and Win 7 machines Sorry if this has been posted before and I expect to be admonished for it but can anyone give me a step by step guide to networking an XP desktop and a Win 7 laptop? I've never done anything like this before and I am having problems. I have Zone Alarm and Avast Home on both computers. I have named both my work groups MSHOME (because every time I try to change the XP group to WORKGROUP it keeps reverting to MSHOME every time I exit the network wizard.) I have enabled file and printer sharing, I have chosen the folder on my XP pc that I want to access via my laptop. My desktop is hard wired to my router, my lappie is wireless. I have rebooted all my equipment but I still cannot get my pc's to 'see' each other. What am I doing/not doing? Any kind person who can help will earn my eternal gratitude (and maybe a little hero worship) I've tried Googling it but it makes very little sense to poor old me. YAY, DONE IT, FORGOT TO GO INTO EXPLORER AND ALLOW SHARING FOR THAT PARTICULAR HDD.