How can XP users share music files over a LAN connection?

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To share music files over a Local Area Network (LAN) connection between two computers running Windows XP Home, users must enable file sharing on both machines, designate a shared folder, and access the shared folder from the other computer. USB cables are not suitable for peer-to-peer networking in this context, as they only support one host. The discussion clarifies that high-speed internet is unnecessary for this file-sharing process, which can be accomplished entirely through the existing Ethernet connection.

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How can I share some simple music files over my LAN connection. Both computers are running XP home. Thanks...
 
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well if theyre semi close together you can use a USB cable, or if you have a highspeed internet you can use XPs remote desktop feature...
 
TsunamiJoe,

What the heck are you talking about? You -cannot- use a USB cable, because USB does not support peer-to-peer networking. You can have only one host on a USB network. Besides, the machines are already connected together via Ethernet!

And why involve high-speed internet?

All you need to do is:

1) enable filesharing on both PCs
2) share a folder on one (or both)
3) connect to one PC's shares with the other.

Problem, let me know if you don't know how to do any of these steps, and I will explain them in more detail.

- Warren
 
you can send files to another computer through a usb cable, its how i transferred my old computers data to my new one...and that sounds as though all he wants to do...

and i took it as though he was going to make a sort of LAN connection not that he already had one
 
ONe thing, once I make that file can I just search for it (using XP's search) on the computer that I did NOT make the file on? And hows about that mater slave thing, does that pertain to anything at all? Thanks guys.

P.S.- Thanks for the suggestion however the computers are too far apart and I already have LAN hooked up.
 
And hows about that mater slave thing

i don't know what you mean by mater slave...
 

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