Access same file on 2 XP home PCs?

My basic setup is -

XP home, contains Word document
XP home

On my second XP box, without the Word document, please can you tell me
how I can view/edit the document on the first box? The machines are
in the same room.

Machine 1 has two ethernet connections on the mobo, one is used for
the internet, the other is free. Machine 2 will have a USB ethernet
adapter device installed soon. Using my very limited understanding
about networks, I'm thinking along the lines of some kind of simple
ethernet cable running between the two machines, but I've heard that
XP Pro has all the networking type stuff and perhaps as I have XP Home
only, I may be out of luck?

Thanks a lot for any advice, best regards from Robert.

Steve
Sun Mar 16 03:22:42 PDT 2008

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:57:21 -0700 (PDT), rpgs rock dvds
<rpgsrockdvds@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>My basic setup is -
>
>XP home, contains Word document
>XP home
>
>On my second XP box, without the Word document, please can you tell me
>how I can view/edit the document on the first box? The machines are
>in the same room.
>
>Machine 1 has two ethernet connections on the mobo, one is used for
>the internet, the other is free. Machine 2 will have a USB ethernet
>adapter device installed soon. Using my very limited understanding
>about networks, I'm thinking along the lines of some kind of simple
>ethernet cable running between the two machines, but I've heard that
>XP Pro has all the networking type stuff and perhaps as I have XP Home
>only, I may be out of luck?
>
>Thanks a lot for any advice, best regards from Robert.

XP Home is fine. It works exactly the same as XP Pro in a home
network.

Connect the two computers' Ethernet adapters to each other using a
crossover Ethernet cable. A regular Ethernet cable might not work.

Ignore any message saying that the connection has "limited
connectivity". That just means that the connection doesn't have
access to the Internet.

Run the Network Setup Wizard (in Start > All Programs > Accessories >
Communications) on both computers, and tell the Wizard to enable File
and Printer Sharing.

Put any documents that you want to access on both computers in the
Shared Documents folder that the Wizard creates. Right-click and
share any other disks and folders that your want the other computer to
acccess.

To see the shared folders on the first box from the second box, type
the first box's computer name in the Start > Run box in this format:

\\name
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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rpgs
Sun Mar 16 04:20:31 PDT 2008

On 16 Mar, 10:22, Steve Winograd <bc0705...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:57:21 -0700 (PDT), rpgs rock dvds
>
>
>
>
>
> <rpgsrockd...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> >My basic setup is -
>
> >XP home, contains Word document
> >XP home
>
> >On my second XP box, without the Word document, please can you tell me
> >how I can view/edit the document on the first box? =A0The machines are
> >in the same room.
>
> >Machine 1 has two ethernet connections on the mobo, one is used for
> >the internet, the other is free. =A0Machine 2 will have a USB ethernet
> >adapter device installed soon. =A0Using my very limited understanding
> >about networks, I'm thinking along the lines of some kind of simple
> >ethernet cable running between the two machines, but I've heard that
> >XP Pro has all the networking type stuff and perhaps as I have XP Home
> >only, I may be out of luck?
>
> >Thanks a lot for any advice, best regards from Robert.
>
> XP Home is fine. =A0It works exactly the same as XP Pro in a home
> network.
>
> Connect the two computers' Ethernet adapters to each other using a
> crossover Ethernet cable. =A0A regular Ethernet cable might not work.
>
> Ignore any message saying that the connection has "limited
> connectivity". =A0That just means that the connection doesn't have
> access to the Internet.
>
> Run the Network Setup Wizard (in Start > All Programs > Accessories >
> Communications) on both computers, and tell the Wizard to enable File
> and Printer Sharing. =A0
>
> Put any documents that you want to access on both computers in the
> Shared Documents folder that the Wizard creates. =A0Right-click and
> share any other disks and folders that your want the other computer to
> acccess.
>
> To see the shared folders on the first box from the second box, type
> the first box's computer name in the Start > Run box in this format:
>
> =A0 =A0\\name
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see. =A0I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Programhttp://mvp.support.microsoft.c=
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> - Show quoted text -

Great stuff Steve, thanks very much!
I shall get the required ethernet cable!
Best regards from Robert.

Steve
Sun Mar 16 11:21:11 PDT 2008

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:20:31 -0700 (PDT), rpgs rock dvds
<rpgsrockdvds@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>> >My basic setup is -
>>
>> >XP home, contains Word document
>> >XP home
>>
>> >On my second XP box, without the Word document, please can you tell me
>> >how I can view/edit the document on the first box?  The machines are
>> >in the same room.
>>
>> >Machine 1 has two ethernet connections on the mobo, one is used for
>> >the internet, the other is free.  Machine 2 will have a USB ethernet
>> >adapter device installed soon.  Using my very limited understanding
>> >about networks, I'm thinking along the lines of some kind of simple
>> >ethernet cable running between the two machines, but I've heard that
>> >XP Pro has all the networking type stuff and perhaps as I have XP Home
>> >only, I may be out of luck?
>>
>> >Thanks a lot for any advice, best regards from Robert.
>>
>> XP Home is fine.  It works exactly the same as XP Pro in a home
>> network.
>>
>> Connect the two computers' Ethernet adapters to each other using a
>> crossover Ethernet cable.  A regular Ethernet cable might not work.
>>
>> Ignore any message saying that the connection has "limited
>> connectivity".  That just means that the connection doesn't have
>> access to the Internet.
>>
>> Run the Network Setup Wizard (in Start > All Programs > Accessories >
>> Communications) on both computers, and tell the Wizard to enable File
>> and Printer Sharing.  
>>
>> Put any documents that you want to access on both computers in the
>> Shared Documents folder that the Wizard creates.  Right-click and
>> share any other disks and folders that your want the other computer to
>> acccess.
>>
>> To see the shared folders on the first box from the second box, type
>> the first box's computer name in the Start > Run box in this format:
>>
>>    \\name
>
>Great stuff Steve, thanks very much!
>I shall get the required ethernet cable!
>Best regards from Robert.

You're welcome, Robert. :-)

Please post back with any questions that arise when you set up the
network.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

AJR
Sun Mar 16 14:52:30 PDT 2008

Keep in mind that you will be able to access the Word document from either
computer but will not be able to edit from either computer unless Word is
installed on both computers.

If one computer does not have Word installed Microsoft Word Viewer would be
required on that computer to view the document (no editing).

"rpgs rock dvds" <rpgsrockdvds@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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> My basic setup is -
>
> XP home, contains Word document
> XP home
>
> On my second XP box, without the Word document, please can you tell me
> how I can view/edit the document on the first box? The machines are
> in the same room.
>
> Machine 1 has two ethernet connections on the mobo, one is used for
> the internet, the other is free. Machine 2 will have a USB ethernet
> adapter device installed soon. Using my very limited understanding
> about networks, I'm thinking along the lines of some kind of simple
> ethernet cable running between the two machines, but I've heard that
> XP Pro has all the networking type stuff and perhaps as I have XP Home
> only, I may be out of luck?
>
> Thanks a lot for any advice, best regards from Robert.

smlunatick
Mon Mar 17 10:32:32 PDT 2008

On Mar 16, 5:22=A0am, Steve Winograd <bc0705...@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:57:21 -0700 (PDT), rpgs rock dvds
>
>
>
>
>
=2E...
> Ignore any message saying that the connection has "limited
> connectivity". =A0That just means that the connection doesn't have
> access to the Internet.
=2E...

Not true. I have send this message when only Internet access worked
and no local access was working. This message, to my understanding,
would be indicating that the ethernet cable is not following the
"ecommended" wiring standard establish.

Steve
Mon Mar 17 16:39:41 PDT 2008

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:32:32 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
<yveslec@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Mar 16, 5:22 am, Steve Winograd <bc0705...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:57:21 -0700 (PDT), rpgs rock dvds

>> Ignore any message saying that the connection has "limited
>> connectivity".  That just means that the connection doesn't have
>> access to the Internet.

>Not true. I have send this message when only Internet access worked
>and no local access was working. This message, to my understanding,
>would be indicating that the ethernet cable is not following the
>"ecommended" wiring standard establish.

With all due respect, I disagree. The "limited or no connectivity"
message means that a network connection might be able to access other
computers on a local area network, but it has no access to the
Internet. This message occurs when:

1. The network connection is configured to obtain an IP address
automatically, and:

2. It was unable to get an IP address from a DHCP server.

In that case:

1. Windows assigns it an automatic private IP address in the
169.254.x.x range.

2. LAN access is available to other computers with automatic private
IP addresses.

3. Internet access isn't available, because the connection has a
private IP address and no default gateway.

The "limited or no connectivity" message has nothing to do with
wiring.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
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