trasnfer files wirelessly, over wifi (workgroup)

[theshadowxx]

ok so I want to back up a few desktop folders onto my NEW laptop cause im planning on wiping my HD on my desktop, i want to trasnfer them wirelessly over. how do i do this? my laptop is an lenovo thinkpad x200 (windows xp proffesional) my desktop is a dell xps630(running vista 32bit) i NEED ACURATE instructions, ive heard there is problems, if you are trying to do this with 2-differente OS's. So far all i've done is set the same workgroup. but the computers dont see each other. well i can see VISTA from my XP, but when i try to access my vista desktop from my XP laptop it asks me for a user name and password?!?!

 

[ringtemek]

did u type username and password of your pc

 

[theshadowxx]

yea i typed my username it says "CANNOT ACCESS" and i dont have a password

 

[ringtemek]

so on the file and sharing center
Is it set to allow sharing and is password protected sharing set to off

 

[theshadowxx]

ahh ok, got that part. now i can enter my pc,(doesnt ask for username or password) and it gives me these 4 folders, public, shared docs, users, my videos. on my vista desktop i shared the my videos folder. so now im trying to access it on my XP laptop, but it says Access is Denied.

 

[ringtemek]

is media sharing, file sharing and public folder sharing on

 

[theshadowxx]

yupp all turned on

 

[ringtemek]

did u go to control panel on the xp and go to network and internet connections and go to network setup wizard

 

[theshadowxx]

yes and then it made me make a little file called netsetup, i then put it on a usb flash drive, and then i ran it on my vista desktop. after i ran it on my vista desktop tho it said an error has occurred, or something like that. oh btw just to let u know, i can access my public folder, from my XP laptop, not the "MY VIDEOS" folder though...

 

[buxtahuda]

yes and then it made me make a little file called netsetup, i then put it on a usb flash drive, and then i ran it on my vista desktop. after i ran it on my vista desktop tho it said an error has occurred, or something like that. oh btw just to let u know, i can access my public folder, from my XP laptop, not the "MY VIDEOS" folder though...

Just move the files to the shared/public folder...

Or set up your other computer as a network place on each one, and drag n drop the files directly from the desktop to the laptop.