Hi, Yes it helps a lot, thanks for the explination. Cheers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob" <temp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:30:30 +0100 Subject: [access-uk] Re: Setting up a home network > Hi > > If you open my computer and put focus on the drive, press your applications > key and select properties. > Find the sharing tab. > > The contents of this tab will vary greatly by which version of windows you > are running. You may get a link warning you about sharing the root of the > drive. > If you do press enter on it. > > If XP check the box to share it and enter a name to share it as and then > check the box for allowing the desktop to change files if you want to be > able to save to it as well. > > In Windows 7 press the advanced sharing button then check the share box and > enter a name to share it as. You will need to go into the permissions button > to allow the desktop to write to the shared drive. > > Once this is set up, to connect to the drive from the desktop you will need > to open my computer and in the address bar type \\NETBOOKS_COMPUTERNAME\ > You should then get a view of anything shared from the netbook. > > Hope this helps. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > Elliott Barnes > Sent: 28 August 2010 11:24 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Setting up a home network > > Hi all, > Ok, here's my situation. > I currently have a netbook and a desktop. > As you can probably guess, my desktop is my primary machine, where as my > netbook is fantastic when I'm out-and-about at other peoples houses, etc. > I also have a 160 GB external hard rive that's usually connected to my > netbook so that if I need to, I can easily access my files. > Both of my machines are connected via WLAN to my home network. > I've recently decided that I want to be able to make the files on my 160 GB > drive available to my PC, and I obviously understand that this would only > work if the drive was plugged into my netbook. > I've done some research on the Internet, but all the sites that I've looked > at don't makes much sence. > I was wondering, does anyone know how I would do this? > Thanks a lot, > Elliott. > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq