help how do i find the desktop on my new laptop its connected ethernet?no monitor for desktop

djlexicon

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i have attached ethernet cable to my tower(windows7 32bit) and my laptop is win 7 64bit but i cant 'find' the tower my tower has no monitor as it was always going wrong i need to drag the files onto new laptop please help?
 

drifter77

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If you want to see both machines on network, make sure you have the same Workgroup name on both of them.

1. On your desktop, right click on "Computer" and choose "Properties"
2. From the left hand side, choose "Advanced System Settings"
3. Go to the first tab "Computer Name" and click the "Change" button at the bottom
4. Rename BOTH your machines to a name of your choosing (workgroup or home)
5. You'll have to connect your tower PC to a screen in order to do the above changes