Setting up a home network can be tricky - especially without being in front of the computers. Some info that is def needed: 1. how many computers? 2. what version of Windows is each running? (WinXP, WinXP Pro, Win7, WinVista, etc.) 3. Is it a wired - or wireless network? (do you have a wireless router - or are you plugging the computers into the router with ethernet cables?)
That would be a start. Good luck, Donk On 6/30/2011 11:55 PM, Janice D wrote: > Hi Donk, > > I tried to setup a home network but I did not know what I was doing. Can > you walk me through that? > > Well, once again you came through for me. I really owe you a lunch or > dinner. You have helped me so much. > > Thank you so much. > Janice > > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Donk<[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> Hi Janice - >> If you have a working home network between your netbook and your PC, you >> might be able to put your Office disks in your PC's drive, then access >> the PC drive from your netbook, and install office that way. >> >> Or, it may be simpler to just use a thumb drive if you've already got >> one. I dunno what version of Windows you have, but here are the basic >> steps: >> 1. insert your thumb drive on the PC. >> 2. insert your Office disk. If an installation window automatically >> pops up, just cancel or close it. >> 3. Go to Start, My Computer (in Vista and Win7 it'll just be Computer). >> You should see a list of the drives on your computer. >> 4. Right-click on your CD/DVD drive, and choose Explore from the popup >> menu. >> 5. This should open a window showing all the folders/files on the disk. >> Go to the Edit menu and choose Select All. >> 6. Now go back to the Edit menu and click Copy. >> 7. Now you want to access your thumb drive, so go back to Start, My >> Computer, and double-click your thumb drive (might be called Removable >> Drive). >> 8. Now you should be at a window showing the contents of the thumb drive >> (if any). >> 9. Go to the Edit menu and click Paste. >> 10. It will begin copying all the files from the CD/DVD onto your thumb >> drive. Might take a few minutes. >> 11. After the copying is done you simply need to plug the thumb drive >> into your netbook, go to Start, My Computer, and double-click the thumb >> drive. >> 12 You'll see a window showing the contents of the thumb drive. You are >> looking for a file called SETUP.EXE. If you don't see it, it might be >> inside a folder. >> 13. All you have to do is double click this SETUP.EXE file to start the >> Office Installation. >> >> That should do it. Repost if there's a problem. >> Good luck, >> Donk >> >> >> On 6/30/2011 4:48 PM, Janice D wrote: >>> Hi Donk, >>> >>> Can you tell me how to copy it to the jump drive? >>> >>> Also, what do you mean on the same network? >>> How do I make my cd/dvd drive shareable on the network? >>> >>> I follow directions well, but I need to be told what to do. You've helped >>> me a few times before with 100% success because of your great >> instructions. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> Janice > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
