Sharing files and sharing a printer on a wired/wireless network?

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I have had several people answer similar questions to this, but not to the degree that they have helped!! I need some pretty basic step by step, NO ASSUMPTIONS, guidelines and steps to get this thing to work.

Please, if you can, do not answer with genralities, or opinions. I need help form those with learned knowledge, whether it be learned a classrom or by actaul experience!! Thanks!

I have a wireless router, and have a network established between my wired PC and my wireless laptop...the internet works on both. But, I have had no luck sharing files, or sharing my printer, which is connected to the PC!! Several people have pointed out the Microsoft link that shows one how to establish a 'simple file sharing' network...plenty of people!!! The problem is that when it comes to the point of clicking the box for 'simple file sharing'...that box, nor the line 'simple file sharing' are there.

Please help this computer networking idiot!!!

Mike · Accepted Answer

What OS are you using?  I might be wrong here, but I don't think that box would be there if you are using XP Home.

**Edit**
XP Home does not come with the option for Simple File Sharing.

Check that File And Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is enabled.  To check, do the following:

Open your Network Connections
Right Click your Local Area Connection
Properties
Make sure the File and Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks is checked.
If it is not on there, you may be able to install it by clicking the install button.  Then choose Service (I could be wrong), if you don't see it under Service, try Client, then Protocol

G'luck

gino · Answer

Yeah, check what he said above.  I've not dealt with Home Edition before, but I do know Simple File Sharing is not an option in that OS, but only in Pro.

Are you able to see the shared resources but receive an error when you try to access them?  If so, check this posible solution out
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281248/en-us

melesa · Answer

For report sharing you may desire to establish a Workgroup on the desktops that are using an identical router. the educational is obtainable contained in the help below ther start up button. as quickly as the workgroup is setup you will could desire to pass into the guy pc to pick the information you prefer to share. you additionally can pick the printers to share. on the pc without the printer, do a community seek for the different unit and that is printer. you may could desire to load the drivers for that printer . that is assuming the printer is expounded to a working laptop or pc and is clever on that is host. additionally, capacity could desire to be on for the host pc. yet otherwise is to place in a instant print server for the printer. it is going to then not require a variety of pc that is often powered up. the main extreme project approximately report and printer sharing is protection. confirm you have encrytion energetic on the the instant facet. without it you're permitting every physique to apply your router and consider any shared information.

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Sharing files and sharing a printer on a wired/wireless network?

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