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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

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13-03-2008 7:35pm

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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 3:31pm
fergal.t

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Hi

What kind of wireless router do you have?

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#3 22-03-2008 9:40pm
Webmonkey

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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 9:54pm
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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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