Microsoft KB Archive/814988

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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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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SUMMARY

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

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

The "Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition" 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

MORE INFORMATION

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:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type a resource with which you want to connect. This follows the Universal Naming Convention (UNC):

   \\computer name\share name

Accessing a Folder

1. Type the computer name and the share name, and then click OK.

   

2. The resource appears, and you can work with it.

   

Accessing a Printer

1. Type the printer name and the share name, and then click OK.

   

2. If this is the first connection attempt, you must install the printer driver. Windows notifies you of this.

   

3. Click Yes. Windows installs the printer driver.

   

4. When the installation is completed, the queue on the host appears:
   

   User is printing a document right now.

   

5. The printer is now permanently installed and always ready for use when a connection to the host is established.

   

REFERENCES

To view other topics in the "Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition" guide, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

814981 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 1)

814982 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 2)

814983 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 3)

814984 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 4)

814985 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 5)

814986 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 6)

814987 How to Configure a Direct Cable Connection with Windows XP Home Edition (PART 7)

This article is a translation from German. Any subsequent changes or additions to the original German article may not be reflected in this translation. The information contained in this article is based on the German-language version(s) of this product. The accuracy of this information in relation to other language versions of this product is not tested within the framework of this translation. Microsoft makes this information available without warranty of its accuracy or functionality and without warranty of the completeness or accuracy of the translation.

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