Need Help, computer stuff - networking

[DalekJaas]

Hi, I have just bought a HP mini ( a kind of really small laptop) and as it is so small it doesn't have a disc drive.

The guy at the shop told me i could install things onto this 'mini' by inserting a disc into my big PC, then networking it so that I can access the disc on my 'mini'.

Only, I can't do this.

My big PC is running Windows 7 Ultimate v 7000 Beta and my mini is running Windows XP.

If anyone can help or give a link to somewhere that can help that would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[Mariena]

Shucks, you could do that. Wouldn't it be easier to get the stuff off your disc, put them on a USB stick and place that in your HP mini? ... Surely it has USB?

 

[Dilla]

Or an external USB CD-ROM drive?

Networking the two home PC's like that is the really long winded way about it.

 

[Mindex]

Just think about the story of Peter Packet, then you'll know what is wrong

 

[DalekJaas]

thanks for those replies. But i need to know how to network, i can't get a hold of an external DVD at the moment and my only memory stick is busted :S.

 

[Kuweekee]

Then you need to put them both in the same workgroup, then just connect a cable in between them, no need using a router/switch/hub in between, just hook em up to eachother, and make sure that on both computers you have a shared folder that is shared to everyone.