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Answer» Good evening! OK, I've spent too many hours trying to set up my home network again. I used to have it all CONNECTED but somehow it's gone. My main computer is a Dell desktop that is directly connected to the modem and wireless router and also has the printer connected to it. I also have a Dell laptop that is connected to the internet through the wireless router. I want to be able to print from my laptop and access files off of my desktop from my laptop and vise-versa. Can someone please give me step by step directions on how to set this up? I have exhausted the "help" options on the computers. Also, both computers are running Windows XP THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME!Quote from: SHESHE on July 16, 2010, 05:51:47 PM ...I have exhausted the "help" options on the computers... Search Share Printer.I have tried all of this and I am having no luck. My printer and folders have all been selected to be shared. I assume the desktop computer is ON when you try to print?yes printer is on. There is nothing listed when I go to "My Network Places"Quote from: SHESHE on July 16, 2010, 06:19:45 PM yes printer is on. There is nothing listed when I go to "My Network Places" Quote from: Computer_Commando on July 16, 2010, 06:17:58 PM I assume the desktop computer is ON when you try to print? yes I've LOST my network. (and my mind)make sure BOTH systems are in the same workgroup....!!!!! then re-boot and set printer to share again!!!you can also try print server.I did a quick search on yahoo.com for "share a printer on windows xp" and here's what I FOUND: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/maintain/printers.mspx http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsnetworking/ht/printer-sharing.htm http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsfilesharing/ht/enable_disable.htm Hope it helps.Thank you so much. I will give it a try! this explains how to access the drives that you are having trouble seeing http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/ht/mapnetworkdrive.htm BTW what is said in the webpage WORKS for xp vista adn win 7

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Good evening!
OK, I've spent too many hours trying to set up my home network again. I used to have it all CONNECTED but somehow it's gone.
My main computer is a Dell desktop that is directly connected to the modem and wireless router and also has the printer connected to it. I also have a Dell laptop that is connected to the internet through the wireless router. I want to be able to print from my laptop and access files off of my desktop from my laptop and vise-versa. Can someone please give me step by step directions on how to set this up? I have exhausted the "help" options on the computers. Also, both computers are running Windows XP
THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME!Quote from: SHESHE on July 16, 2010, 05:51:47 PM

...I have exhausted the "help" options on the computers...

Search Share Printer.I have tried all of this and I am having no luck.
My printer and folders have all been selected to be shared.
I assume the desktop computer is ON when you try to print?yes printer is on.

There is nothing listed when I go to "My Network Places"Quote from: SHESHE on July 16, 2010, 06:19:45 PM

yes printer is on.

There is nothing listed when I go to "My Network Places"

Quote from: Computer_Commando on July 16, 2010, 06:17:58 PM

I assume the desktop computer is ON when you try to print?

yes
I've LOST my network. (and my mind)make sure BOTH systems are in the same workgroup....!!!!! then re-boot
and set printer to share again!!!you can also try print server.I did a quick search on yahoo.com for "share a printer on windows xp" and here's what I FOUND:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/maintain/printers.mspx
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsnetworking/ht/printer-sharing.htm
http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsfilesharing/ht/enable_disable.htm

Hope it helps.Thank you so much. I will give it a try! this explains how to access the drives that you are having trouble seeing

http://compnetworking.about.com/od/windowsxpnetworking/ht/mapnetworkdrive.htm

BTW what is said in the webpage WORKS for xp vista adn win 7

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