Here is what I would like to do:Create a network Add my Windows 7 laptop to the network wirelessly Add my Windows XP desktop through the use of an Ethernet cable\ I would like to be able to share music, pictures, videos, printers, devices, documents, etc, just like the way it is done at most new schools and workplaces.I have already atempted this, and am having the most problems adding the Windows XP computer. Please list the steps from the beginning.Thank you in advance!1 person needs an answerI do too

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:53:22 +0000, TssCman123 wrote:Here is what I would like to do:* Create a network * Add my Windows 7 laptop to the network wirelessly * Add my Windows XP desktop through the use of an Ethernet cable\I would like to be able to share music, pictures, videos, printers, devices, documents, etc, just like the way it is done at most new schools and workplaces.I have already atempted this, and am having the most problems adding the Windows XP computer. Please list the steps from the beginning.Thank you in advance!Without going into all the details, let me mention the following: ifyou created the network starting in Windows 7, you may have set up ahomegroup. A homegroup is only for Windows 7 computers and an XP onecan't join it. Start over again, and make it a workgroup.Ken Blake (MS MVP)

How do I create user accounts so one account can login on any computer on the network?

HiIf there is no security consideration, you can enable the guest account on all computers and configure the permission for it.Permission and Security issues with Vista/Win7, check the following settings.All users that are allowed to share need to have account on all the computers that they are allowed to connect to.Everyone is an account, it means a group of all of the users that already have an account and been established as users.Using the Everyone feature saves the need of configuring permission to each of theestablished users, it does not mean Everyone that feel that they would like to login. Users that do not have an account on the computer are Not part of the Everyone Group.If security on the LAN is Not needed and users are Not established, then switching On the Guest account provides semi-open configuration.http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Turn-the-guest-account-on-or-off---------------------Point to the a Folder that meant to to be share. Right click and choose properties.In the propertiesClick on the Security tab shown in the pic bellow to the right) and check that the users and their permission (shown in the pic bellow center and left) are correctly configured. Then do the same to the Permission tab.This screen shot is from Win 7, Vista's menus are similar.In both the Security panel, and the Permission panel you have to highlight each User/Group and examine that the Permission Controls are checked correctly.When everything is OK, Reboot the Network (Router, and computer).* Note . The Groups and Users shown in the screen-shoot are just an example. Your list will look the way your system is configured. -----------------------Jack - Microsoft MVP, Windows Networking. WWW.EZLAN.NET