Hi Everyone

I want to know how can I share doc and stuff with my desktop to laptop. I have big files like movies I want to sent over to my laptop. So give me in detail so do I do that.

Thanks

Just set up a mini network. If you have a router, you have already the basis of your network.
Just set up both computers to share, link both up to the network, and "off you go" !

Success !

:)

Just set up a mini network. If you have a router, you have already the basis of your network.
Just set up both computers to share, link both up to the network, and "off you go" !

Success !

:)

OK... I still don't quite get it can you give me a step by step detail , I have the router set up what do I do next.

Thank a lot

What operating system do you have on each computer? I've had almost no success sharing drives with Windows XP Home. I'm sure they made it hard in an attempt to add value to Windows XP Pro, where I've had almost no problems sharing drives across a network.

BTW, the SIMPLEST way to share files between a desktop and a laptop is a USB thumb drive/flash drive.

Copy the file(s) to the thumb drive from one computer, put the USB thumb drive in the other computer and copy onto second computer. Simple.

What operating system do you have on each computer? I've had almost no success sharing drives with Windows XP Home. I'm sure they made it hard in an attempt to add value to Windows XP Pro, where I've had almost no problems sharing drives across a network.

I have Window XP Home

BTW, the SIMPLEST way to share files between a desktop and a laptop is a USB thumb drive/flash drive.

Copy the file(s) to the thumb drive from one computer, put the USB thumb drive in the other computer and copy onto second computer. Simple.

I have a small USB Drive but its only 4GB I want to sent bigger files so I figure why not share the computer so I can save the money the problem is I don't know how to share the computer :eek:

As I've said, I've never had a lot of luck with drive sharing on XP Home, but here's Microsoft's tutorial on file sharing:

How to configure file sharing in Windows XP Home (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040)

Or

Windows XP Simple File Sharing (http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/filesharing.htm)

Good luck...

Western Digital and other manufacturers make pocket USB 2.0 hard drives. Here's one (http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=8481793&br=203) that's 320Gb.

Western Digital and other manufacturers make pocket USB 2.0 hard drives. Here's one (http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=8481793&br=203) that's 320Gb.

I remember I seen a hard drives sell like 100-110 for 500GB , but however I like the lightweight of that 320gb.