I'm sure no expert on Win7 networking, but I'll try to help you get set up. Win7 has a Homegroup feature that should be the easiest way to network your 2 pc's. On one of your PCs, click Start, Control Panel, Network and Internet, then click the "Create a Homegroup" button. Put a check-mark in all the boxes you want to share. Then click the Next button. You'll be given a password. Write it down because you'll need to enter it when you join the homegroup on your other computer. You can change it to something simpler later if you want. Now click the Finnish button.
Make sure both computers are turned on, and neither is asleep. Now you want to go to your 2nd PC and "join" the homegroup you just created. Start, Control Panel, Network And Internet. This time you should see the Homegroup you just created listed there. Click the "Join" button. You'll be prompted for the password, and you can again choose what data you want to share (best to just check every box). That should basically network your 2 PC's together to share files. There are a lotta settings and options to set exactly what files can be shared, and how they can be shared, etc. But getting the network set up is the first step. Good luck, Donk On 7/2/2011 4:56 PM, Janice D wrote: > Hi Donk, > > What you told me to do just gets me connected to the internet. How does > this create a network? Also, my modem is a 2wire. I was told it is a > router/modem in one. Will this work? > > Janice > > > On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Donk<[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> Ok, well I'll try to walk you through creating a network... it >> shouldn't be too difficult with 2 Win7 computers. >> First, are you sure you have a wireless router? You can't do wireless >> without a wireless router - even if the computers support wireless. >> What is you ISP? Did they give you the router (and or modem)? >> >> Boot up both PC's and look in the system tray (the very bottom right of >> the screen). There'll be some little icons there. See if there's one >> that looks like a series of little cell phone bars. You might have to >> click the little down arrow and choose to "show all icons". If you >> hover over the cell phone bars a pop up will say something like "Network >> Connection". If you find this icon, click it one time and a window will >> open up showing all the available wireless networks in range of your >> computer. You just have to figure out which one is yours - usually it's >> the one with the strongest signal. Double click your network and you'll >> be asked for a key. The key is a series of letters and numbers that you >> can get from looking at your router. It'll be written on the bottom or >> back in small print. Input that number and you'll be connected. >> >> If you don't see the little cell phone bar icon in the system tray, >> repost and we can try to find the available connections a different way. >> >> Good luck, >> Donk >> >> >> On 7/1/2011 9:28 PM, Janice D wrote: >>> Hi Donk, >>> >>> 2 computers; one laptop and one netbook. >>> >>> They are both Windows 7. >>> >>> Both wireless. >>> >>> I'll wait for your instructions. >>> >>> Thank you >>> Janice >>> >> >> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 > > > > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3674 - Release Date: 06/01/11 > 16:45:00 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
