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Connecting laptop and PC

Hootie · 2008-03-13 18:35:45

Not sure if in the right area but I am looking at connecting my laptop and my PC thru a wireless router. My new laptop has vista but the pc has xp, I'm new to vista and don't quite know my way around it yet. Has anybody any advice? Thanks

13-03-2008 6:35pm

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Hootie

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Not sure if in the right area but I am looking at connecting my laptop and my PC thru a wireless router. My new laptop has vista but the pc has xp, I'm new to vista and don't quite know my way around it yet. Has anybody any advice?

Thanks

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#2 22-03-2008 2:31pm

fergal.t

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Hi

What kind of wireless router do you have?

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#3 22-03-2008 8:40pm

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Enable sharing on the XP and share the folders.

Then go \\pcname in the start menu thing on vista. You should see your XP PC then

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#4 22-03-2008 8:54pm

rmacm

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2nd post in the thread below for a tutorial on enabling file sharing in Vista.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055238533

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