Replying to Problem In Setting Up A Pc To Pc Connection In Windows 7

No problem. Most of IT people have to sleep from time to time.

Thanks God, I am not that much of an IT person,......

My bad !

I must have been sleepy or something.....

No problem. Most of IT people have to sleep from time to time.

Huh? These steps seem to be there on my Windows7 system.

My bad !

I must have been sleepy or something.....

Are these steps for windows XP. I don't think they are for windows 7. And if I am correct then please tell me the procedure for windows 7 in a similar simple way.

Huh? These steps seem to be there on my Windows7 system.
Of course, they have been automatically configured at first poweron, the OS detected the Ethernet cable and asked me if I want to be connected to the Internet (why not?)
However, I see that all these steps (start, control panel, create a new network) are still available with Windows7, so everything should work fine if you do like Robart was telling you.

To Make a Direct Cable Connection

• Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
• Under Network Tasks, click Create a new connection, and then click Next.
• Click Set up an advanced connection, and then click Next.
• Click Connect directly to another computer, and click Next.
• Choose the role this machine will play in the communication. If this computer has the information to which you need to gain access, click Host. If this computer will access information from the other computer, click Guest.

Are these steps for windows XP. I don't think they are for windows 7. And if I am correct then please tell me the procedure for windows 7 in a similar simple way.

Hi Ahsaniqbal,

For your problem Ihave a solution that may help you to connect and transfar data from your pc to another. You know a direct cable connection is a link between the input/output (I/O) ports of two computers by using a single cable rather than a modem or other interfacing device. In most cases, you make a direct cable connection with a null modem cable. You can use a direct cable connection to transfer information between the computers to exchange files, access resources, and so on.

To Make a Direct Cable Connection

• Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
• Under Network Tasks, click Create a new connection, and then click Next.
• Click Set up an advanced connection, and then click Next.
• Click Connect directly to another computer, and click Next.
• Choose the role this machine will play in the communication. If this computer has the information to which you need to gain access, click Host. If this computer will access information from the other computer, click Guest.

Thanks for reading and See if this helps

And, first of all, try the manual way :
type the following in a command-line window :

net use * \\192.168.2.25\myfolder /user: myuser mypassword

this supposes of course that your remote IP is 192.168.2.25, the shared folder is named "myfolder", and the username on the remote system is "myuser" (in your case I guess that it is "Administrator" ) and his password is "mypassword".

Windows 7 and Vista are bit more picky on security measures... I've always had glitches on setting up network/file sharing when Windows 7/Vista is involved

First of all, de-activate your windows firewall, this will tell you if your problem is due to the firewall. In that case, re-activate the firewall after the test.

Kahboom ? Nice workgroup name?
@Ahsani : also be sure to tell Windows firewall that the new network is a trusted one!

I think this is the issue, why the other computer won't joint my homegroup. Can you please tell me how would I do this? I mean how would I tell my firewall the the connection is safe. I think I would also need to tell the firewall of the other computer that the connection is safe. SO how would I do this? Can you explain?