Hi ScORTED,

Sorry, I didn't understand your last.. I'm having a blonde moment. What specifically do you need to know (I thought you wifi was already setup)?

not a blonde moment - bad question on my part.

Just some pointers on getting drives mapped for file sharing between xp home and xp pro - i have little/ no experience of pro

Oh, ok.

To share files:
On PC 1:
- Right click on the drive or folder you want to share.
- Click on Sharing and Security
- Click on Share this folder on the network and give it a share name that you will remember.

On PC 2:
- Right click on My Computer
- Click on Map Network Drive
- Select the drive letter you want.
- Folder will be in the format of \\IP Address or HostName\Share Name
For example: \\192.168.0.2\sharedfiles
- Click on Reconnet at logon


Similar to share a printer:
On PC 1:
- Right click on the printer you want to share and click on Sharing
- Click on Share this printer
- Give the printer a share name you will remember

On PC 2:
- Click on Add a printer, Next
- Select A network printer..
- You may be able to browse for you printer, if not, click on Connect to this printer (Name). Format will again be \\IP Address or HostName\Share Name
- Finish the wizard, you won't need a driver disk as all the files it needs will be taken from the host!

brilliant thats what i wanted to see. thanks

i do know my @rse from my elbow, Just if everything doesn't work striaght away i'm usually stumped