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by soliton: my second computer will recognize the network but will not detect the 1st computer to share files?

I have 2 computers. On the first computer it is connected directly to the wireless router. The 2nd computer was is in another room with a wireless usb stick (DLink). The first computer shows that it connected to the network and working properly. The 2nd computer shows that it is connected to the network and works properly, but it will not recognize the 1st computer so that it can read the 1st computers file.

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Answer by Raz

Turn your Network discovery on in network and sharing center

Answer by Mcgoo

Check the following:

Both computer using the same WORKGROUP This will be listed on the Computer Name section of the System Properties in Control Panel. Both must be the same.

Both computer set to allow sharing on the hard drives. Open My Computer on each machine and select each hard drive one at a time. Right click on the icon for the hard drive and select sharing and security. Turn on file sharing.

NOTE: when you turn on file sharing with the ability to change files on the other computer, it can take a long time for the system to update the drive settings, and you will have limited use of your computer during that time. Can take up to an hour if you have very large hard drives.

Answer by Greyolddave

You need to turn file sharing on for both computers. Doing this is a little different for each operating system so I suggest you click Start, Help and then search for ‘file sharing‘. Once you do this you should be able to see the folders you open for sharing (usually Shared Folder). However, this Microsoft networking is flaky. Some days it will work and some days it will not. Suggest you get a third party network program like Network Magic from www.purenetworks.com. This makes it really easy.

Answer by unwonted

Odds are pretty good that you have already done the simple stuff, i.e., both computers can connect to the Internet. First off, you want to enable file and print sharing on both computers. Open Start, Network Connections, and select the Wireless network you are connected to. Right-click, select Properties, and check the box for File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. Stop at the tab next door and disable the Windows Firewall, at least temporarily, until you get your computers talking to each other. Once you get the connection established, you can turn it back on and make an exception policy.

The next step is to disable simple file sharing. Many users don’t do this because of the misleading label Microsoft puts on it, but it creates a lot of problems. Open My Computer, Tools, Folder Options. Go to the View tab, and scroll down to the bottom in the Avanced settings pane. There is a check box labeled Use simple file sharing (recommended). TURN THIS OPTION OFF. Then select the button at the top of the dialog that says Apply to All Folders.

Windows XP assumed. On Vista, the checkbox is labeled “Use sharing wizard.” File sharing is enabled through Control Panel\Network and Sharing Center. The operations are similar, although you need administrator rights to change anything there.

Here’s a tip: on each machine, use the same names for each user account, and for each user account spanning both machines, use the same Windows password. If, for example, your machines are named “Larry” and “Moe,” and you have an account on “Larry” named “Dad,” set up an account named “Dad” on “Moe” and give it the same Windows password you use on “Larry.”

Of course, if you don’t use passwords on each machine (although you should) you should not see this problem.

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