[RESOLVED] Looking to have one desktop view and read the disks on another.

[PhiloVance]

I have two desktops, one with a few usb attached disks. Is there a way for the desktop without the disk to look at data on the external disks of the other desktop?

Newbie at this network stuff, but I do have a router which both desktops use for internet connection. It is a linksys e1000 router. The desktops are one Dell Optiplex running XP Sp3 the other running Windows 7 sp 1 home version.


Thanks.

[Midknyte]

This might help:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...dows-7-and-xp/

Make sure to set static drive letters for your external drives. You don't want them to change after you create the shares.

You can't use homegroups with XP.

[PhiloVance]

looks good, thanks.

[Midknyte]

Good luck. Let us know if you get stuck anywhere.