File Sharing ?

I am running with W XP Home Edition. I have a desktop which is
connected to a router which in turn is connected to a cable modem. I
also have a laptop. The laptop has a wireless connection to the router
and then out to the internet. Both the desktop and the laptop are setup
with 3 users, herself, himself and visitor. All of this is working fine
and we have no problems getting out to the WWW.

I now want to configure some files on the desktop so they can be shared
with the laptop. I have selected the folder and dragged it to Shared
Documents. This allows the folder to be accessed by the other Users on
the desktop but not from the laptop. I then moved the folder from
Shared Documents back to My Documents.

I then selected the folder via Windows ExplorerThen I right clicked on
the folder and selected Sharing & Security. On the Sharing Tab I
selected Share This Folder On The Network, then Apply and OK. After
doing that I do not see the folder in the shared documents folder and I
do not see it on the laptop.

This is all new to me as I have just graduated from W 98 and am feeling
my way.

Thanks for any and all help And Happy New Year.

right click on the folder you want to share
then click on sharing to set it up

"mike" <trvlnmny@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1135972214.045387.92030@o13g2000cwo.googlegro ups.com...
>I am running with W XP Home Edition. I have a desktop which is
> connected to a router which in turn is connected to a cable modem. I
> also have a laptop. The laptop has a wireless connection to the router
> and then out to the internet. Both the desktop and the laptop are setup
> with 3 users, herself, himself and visitor. All of this is working fine
> and we have no problems getting out to the WWW.
>
> I now want to configure some files on the desktop so they can be shared
> with the laptop. I have selected the folder and dragged it to Shared
> Documents. This allows the folder to be accessed by the other Users on
> the desktop but not from the laptop. I then moved the folder from
> Shared Documents back to My Documents.
>
> I then selected the folder via Windows ExplorerThen I right clicked on
> the folder and selected Sharing & Security. On the Sharing Tab I
> selected Share This Folder On The Network, then Apply and OK. After
> doing that I do not see the folder in the shared documents folder and I
> do not see it on the laptop.
>
> This is all new to me as I have just graduated from W 98 and am feeling
> my way.
>
> Thanks for any and all help And Happy New Year.
>

BigJim
I think I tried to say I did that without success!!

In news:1135976769.353193.135160@g47g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com,
mike <trvlnmny@yahoo.com> replied with a ;-)
> BigJim
> I think I tried to say I did that without success!!

You need to configure the firewall for file sharing.

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