Share Files From Windows 7 to Windows Vista and v.s.

Hello everyone

this is my firt post in this lovely forum. I really need help and any reply im sure it would defanilty help me.

I have a Dell desktopn Windows 7 OS (64 bit) and windows Vista Vaio laptop (32 bit)

I would love to hear from you how to create a network through the wireless connection to share files, photos , etc.

note I have both of them connected through the same wireless network.


Please I need to have a step by step explanation as much as possible.

THANK YOU EVERYONE in advance

9alee7 said:

Hello everyone

this is my firt post in this lovely forum. I really need help and any reply im sure it would defanilty help me.

I have a Dell desktopn Windows 7 OS (64 bit) and windows Vista Vaio laptop (32 bit)

I would love to hear from you how to create a network through the wireless connection to share files, photos , etc.

note I have both of them connected through the same wireless network.


Please I need to have a step by step explanation as much as possible.

THANK YOU EVERYONE in advance

Hi, Windows 7 uses a new technology to share files called HomeGroups our administrator Brink has created a series of tutorials to help:

Homegroup - Create
Homegroup - Add Computer or Join
Homegroup - Change File and Folder Sharing Settings

I think that these are the tutorials you will need to follow. IN THE ORDER I HAVE GIVEN. If you need any more tutorials look here:
Homegroup Password - View or Print
Homegroup - Change Password
Homegroup - Leave

Thanks,
ZeshanA
If I helped, please click the Scales at the top right of this post.

The only way I have found to do this is:

Open command prompt
Type: ipconfig
Get IPV4 Address for computer you want to connect to
Hit windows key
In search area type: \\169.168.1.100 or whatever ip number for computer you want

This will work if both computers are connected to same router.

Hope this helps

Hi 9alee7, welcome to SF!

Microsoft.com has a great walkthrough & video about networking computers running different versions of Windows, I'd check that out first.

There's also a thread over at Microsoft TechNet that has good step-by-step instructions for the same process.

I hope those sites help you out! Good luck and let us know if you have any more questions.

Cheers,

Walker
Windows Outreach Team

Sharing between different Op systems means that you can't use Homegroup for sharing. In case you weren't aware of this Zeshana. :)

I'm also wondering why on earth anyone would use \\sharename to connect when there is a perfectly good GUI for this purpose. IMO there are countless GOOD reasons to use the built in GUI.

To use the built in GUI just follow the directions here> Networking home computers running different versions of Windows

Thank you everyone the videos help but i have a problem

from the vista or windows 7 when i go to network I only see the computer I am using. in other words the computers are not reading each other for some reasons

anybody knows what the problem is? I will be more than thankful

how can I ping the other computer?

from the Vista or 7 I go to my computer and then network. I only see the computer itself it doesnt show the other computer.

I am sure I have the same workgroup name and they are connected through the same router.