Microsoft KB Archive/814988

= How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 8) =

Article ID: 814988

Article Last Modified on 7/31/2003

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 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SUMMARY
This article includes Part 8 of the &quot;Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition&quot; guide. Part 8 describes how to connect the computers.

Note To view the other topics of the &quot;Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition&quot; guide, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that are listed in the &quot;References&quot; section of this article.

The &quot;Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition&quot; guide includes the following topics:

Part 1. Introduction: Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition

Part 2. Connecting the Cables

Part 3. Setting the Computer Names and Workgroups

Part 4. Sharing Resources

Part 5. Configuring the Direct Cable Connection

Part 6. Configuring TCP/IP

Part 7. Using NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS-Compatible Transport Protocol

Part 8. Connecting the Computers



Part 8. Connecting the Computers
If the connection from the guest computer to the host computer is established, you can display shared resources. To do so:  Click Start, and then click Run. Type a resource with which you want to connect. This follows the Universal Naming Convention (UNC):

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Accessing a Folder
 Type the computer name and the share name, and then click OK.



 The resource appears, and you can work with it.





Accessing a Printer
 Type the printer name and the share name, and then click OK.



</li> If this is the first connection attempt, you must install the printer driver. Windows notifies you of this.



</li> Click Yes. Windows installs the printer driver.



</li> When the installation is completed, the queue on the host appears:

is printing a document right now.



</li> The printer is now permanently installed and always ready for use when a connection to the host is established.



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