Thursday, August 13, 2009

How can I transfer data between 2 computers wirelessly?

Both computers are HP, one runs Windows XP and the other runs vista. Both have wireless internet cabability and I have a wireless router in my home. Can I transfer data with what I have or do I need something else?



How can I transfer data between 2 computers wirelessly?norton internet security 2008



You've got enough kit... as long as they both connect to the internet.



On one PC, share the disk drive (or share a directory on the disk drive)... in Windows Explorer right click the disk drive or a folder, select 'sharing' from the menu, set up a share name / access rights etc. You may need to add the windows component to allow file and print sharing if the sharing option is greyed out.



Note down the IP address of this PC... as example 192.168.1.45



On the other PC, connect to the network drive. In Windows Explorer, use Tools %26gt; connect network drive and put in the IP address and share name (eg 192.168.1.45//my_share. Choose a drive letter to use. Don't choose to re-connect at reboot unless you want to make this a permanent share.



Now click on the new drive letter in Explorer... you may have to log on (as on the other computer), depending how you set up the share. There y'are... the second computer can now see the first one's disk. You can copy files one way or the other.

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