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Aloha, I do not know if this should be addressed to this NG or to a
different one.
I have a very simple network, two home computers; my desktop and my laptop.
It's really simple what I want. 1) to have each computer be able to see
files from
the other 2.) And to be able to print out from both computers to the same
printer.
( I have my printer hooked up to my desktop.)
I have a router made by Netgear who told me to use the software on XP to do
this.
I have twice had a computer technician come to my house to do this for me,
and now
he does not want to come back and do the same thing again. But he wouldn't
teach me how to do it for myself;
so I want to learn. Is it as simple as following the prompts in Windows XP
for setting up a
network? Where ever I go to even start that.
AND SHOULD I delete EVERYTHING that is currently on both computers under
Network EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING I WANT IS working EXCEPT
I am unable to read the Desktop computers' two hard drives (C:/ and D:/)
from the laptop.
I get a screen that tells me the Network PATH was not found. Oddly enough
this only happens
after an XP update installs itself. I'm not an idiot and I am PRETTY
computer literate,
an RN so I DO feel I can learn how to do this myself if given the directions
somewhere.
Please don't tell me to go on line and look. I was directed to do so from my
Netgear and
they all want hundreds of dollars PER incident including Netgear with no
guarantee I will have
written directions should I need to do this yet again in the future.
Thank you to anyone who has the patience to answer this and direct me so I
can learn how to do
this myself. I greatly appreciate it.
islandantoinette hawaii rr its a com not a net addy
Aloha, I do not know if this should be addressed to this NG or to a
different one.
I have a very simple network, two home computers; my desktop and my laptop.
It's really simple what I want. 1) to have each computer be able to see
files from
the other 2.) And to be able to print out from both computers to the same
printer.
( I have my printer hooked up to my desktop.)
I have a router made by Netgear who told me to use the software on XP to do
this.
I have twice had a computer technician come to my house to do this for me,
and now
he does not want to come back and do the same thing again. But he wouldn't
teach me how to do it for myself;
so I want to learn. Is it as simple as following the prompts in Windows XP
for setting up a
network? Where ever I go to even start that.
AND SHOULD I delete EVERYTHING that is currently on both computers under
Network EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING I WANT IS working EXCEPT
I am unable to read the Desktop computers' two hard drives (C:/ and D:/)
from the laptop.
I get a screen that tells me the Network PATH was not found. Oddly enough
this only happens
after an XP update installs itself. I'm not an idiot and I am PRETTY
computer literate,
an RN so I DO feel I can learn how to do this myself if given the directions
somewhere.
Please don't tell me to go on line and look. I was directed to do so from my
Netgear and
they all want hundreds of dollars PER incident including Netgear with no
guarantee I will have
written directions should I need to do this yet again in the future.
Thank you to anyone who has the patience to answer this and direct me so I
can learn how to do
this myself. I greatly appreciate it.
islandantoinette hawaii rr its a com not a net addy