I thought when you set up Bluetooth you nominated a shared folder on each computer, so I believed you can nominate the C: drive as the shared folder?
Estelita ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] lap top to pc. > Hi Estelita, > Sorry for correction: you are confusing > between Bluetooth technology and WiFi. > You are correct that Bluetooth can be used to > transfer files (this is called Object > Exchange, or ObEx for short.) You cannot, > however view files on another device using > Bluetooth (unless the target machine is a PDA > of some sort, in which case it is possible to > use ActiveSync (or similar program) to manage > files on the PDA). Bluetooth is somewhat > equivalent to wireless version of serial port > - in other worlds, Bluetooth is a > communication link between two computers. > To transfer data and to view other computers > as a network - to view what files and folders > are located on another computer, you'll need > WiFi (wireless fidelity). And, both > computers must be turned on. > I'm 95% confident that David's setup is > likely to be a wireless network without a > router - access point. In this case, you > need to turn on wireless on both computers, > go to Control Panel/Wireless Network Setup > Wizardeaselect Ad-hoc (where two compuers > still connect to each other without a router) > and file sharing must be enabled from Network > Setup Wizard. If using Vista, be aware that > you need to crease a wireless network from > the Vista machine first (from Network and > Sharing Center) and then connect the Vista > computer to XP and vice versa. > Hoce it makes sense. > Cheers, > Joseph > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Estelita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[email protected] > >Date sent: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:46:04 -0000 > >Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] lap top to pc. > > >It could be done wirelessly if both computers > have bluetooth! > > >Estelita > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "David La Caille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[email protected] > >Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:42 PM > >Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] lap top to pc. > > > >> ok but could it be done wier-les? > > >> David > >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Skype: thetruestar > >> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Take a listen: > http://www.live365.com/stations/highenergyfm > >> or visit: > http://www.freewebs.com/highenergyfm > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To: <[email protected] > >> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:20 PM > >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] lap top to > pc. > > > >>> Simplest is most likely a twisted pair > network cable where you get a > >>> normal > >>> cat5 network cable with the wires 5 and 7 > swapped around (think it's > >those > >>> two), and you can then assign fake IP > addresses to both machines - > >>> normally > >>> in the range of 192.168.1.xxx, but obviously > differing from each other, > >>> and > >>> you can then share drives/folders to be > accessed 'via the network'. > > >>> HTH > > >>> Jacob Kruger > >>> Blind Biker > >>> Skype: BlindZA > >>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his > spirit...' > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "David La Caille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> To: <[email protected] > >>> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 7:12 PM > >>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] lap top to pc. > > > >>>> hi all. > >>>> can someone tell me how to see my hard drive > on my pc from my laptop? > >>>> i would like to use my lap top to see and > use stuff from the pc. > >>>> without going on the pc. > > >>>> David > >>>> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Skype: thetruestar > >>>> msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Take a listen: > http://www.live365.com/stations/highenergyfm > >>>> or visit: > http://www.freewebs.com/highenergyfm > >>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com > >>>> Address for the list archives: > >>>> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > aws-users.com/ > >>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put > the word help in the > >subject > >>>> or body of a blank message to: > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Use the following form in order to contact > the management team > >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > >>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send > a blank email to the > >>>> following address: > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >>> http://www.jaws-users.com > >>> Address for the list archives: > >>> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > aws-users.com/ > >>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> [email protected] > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put > the word help in the subject > >>> or body of a blank message to: > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Use the following form in order to contact > the management team > >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send > a blank email to the > >>> following address: > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > >> http://www.jaws-users.com > >> Address for the list archives: > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > aws-users.com/ > >> To post to this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For help from Mailman with your account Put > the word help in the subject > >> or body of a blank message to: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Use the following form in order to contact > the management team > >> > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List > send a blank email to the > >> following address: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > >_____________________________________________ > ______________ > >All new Yahoo! 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