Q. Hello Richard, I have a main PC which is hard wired to the Internet and I have a laptop that is WIFI. I want to access files on my main PC from my laptop. How do I set up a home network?
A. Hi Paul, you don’t mention which operating system you are using, so I am going to have to assume its Windows XP for no other reason than most of the people I see are still using it. The instructions are different for Windows XP, Window Vista and Windows 7 so drop me another email if I have picked the wrong one. Firstly, you should be aware that setting up file sharing on a Widows network is not necessarily all that easy, so if you get stuck it’s probably time to call in the professionals, however it’s interesting to cover this as I guess there may be many people out there that don’t even know it’s possible to do this sort of thing with their computers, it’s also a great way of backing up your information – by copying from one computer to another.
The steps to setting up file sharing in Windows XP are as follows…
On another computer on the network go to “Network Neighbourhood” and browse your workgroup. You should be able to see the share there.