SIMPLE Home Network Help 2 Computers No Wireless

[axel]

Hi,

Can anyone give me simple step by step guide to connect 2 computers together to share information and access the Internet? There a millions of hits on Googel but all are complex and most include wireless.

Current Status:

Modern high spec (2 year) old PC running Vista with all updates installed and working fine. Connected to the Internet by a 4 port Netgear router.

I have just bought a laptop and want to be able to plug my laptop into the router so that I can easily transfer data between the 2 computers and also access the internet from my laptop. I do not need wireless at this stage, and my router is not wireless anyway.

A simple step by step for a hard wired connection would be most appreciated.

Axel

 

[axel]

Yes,

I am now connected to the Internet with both computers and when I go to control panel/networks I can see both computers on both machines.

However when I double click on the computer icon on either machine all I see is a printer icon. I there not a way to connect both computers so that I can see all the drives and drag and drop folders and files between them? When I right click a folder as suggested above there is not a "my network places" option on the menu.

Sorry for being dim!

Axel