Re: WANTED: Simple-to-understand, point-by-point guide to networking Windows XP Pro

[BobC]

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:43:19 +0100, Odie Ferrous wrote:

> Does anyone have something like this? I've been on the Microsoft site,
> but the only link to something that looks like the guide is a bloody
> book that has to be purchased!
>
> Hope you can help. (My 14 year old daughter needs to be able to
> understand it!)
>
> Odie
>
> odie_ferrous on a hot mail account

Try these sites:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com
http://www.wown.com
http://www.homenethelp.com

[Aloke Prasad]

This is the best site to explain all this, step by step.

http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
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"Odie Ferrous" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone have something like this? I've been on the Microsoft site,
> but the only link to something that looks like the guide is a bloody
> book that has to be purchased!
>
> Hope you can help. (My 14 year old daughter needs to be able to
> understand it!)
>
> Odie
>
> odie_ferrous on a hot mail account

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article >, "Aloke Prasad"
> wrote:
"Odie Ferrous" > wrote in message
...
>> Does anyone have something like this? I've been on the Microsoft site,
>> but the only link to something that looks like the guide is a bloody
>> book that has to be purchased!
>>
>> Hope you can help. (My 14 year old daughter needs to be able to
>> understand it!)
>>
>> Odie
>>
>> odie_ferrous on a hot mail account
?
>This is the best site to explain all this, step by step.
>
>http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm

I think that site, by Ron Lowe and me, is probably more complicated
than Odie is looking for. It shows how to set up advanced file
sharing features like access control lists.

Just run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers. Choose the
right connection option, and it will automatically configure all of
the network settings and set up file and printer sharing. If you need
to share more than just the "Shared Documents" folder on each
computer, right click and share the desired folder(s).
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[Aloke Prasad]

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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Aloke Prasad"
> > wrote:
> "Odie Ferrous" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Does anyone have something like this? I've been on the Microsoft site,
> >> but the only link to something that looks like the guide is a bloody
> >> book that has to be purchased!
> >>
> >> Hope you can help. (My 14 year old daughter needs to be able to
> >> understand it!)

> >This is the best site to explain all this, step by step.
> >
> >http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp_filesharing/index.htm
>
> I think that site, by Ron Lowe and me, is probably more complicated
> than Odie is looking for. It shows how to set up advanced file
> sharing features like access control lists.
>
> Just run XP's Network Setup Wizard on both computers. Choose the
> right connection option, and it will automatically configure all of
> the network settings and set up file and printer sharing. If you need
> to share more than just the "Shared Documents" folder on each
> computer, right click and share the desired folder(s).

I figured that he uses a hub to connect his computers, has been using
computers for 16 years, used networking in Win2000 ...

The source of my frustrations was the default "simple file sharing" in
XPPro. Disable that and you have similar setup as in Win2000.

Thanks for your pages on practicallynetworked site.
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