How to connect 2 computers together? (Term 1)

Have you bought a new computer and want to use the large amounts of data stored in your old computer?

Using a USB memory card to ' copy over and over ' the data between the two devices is probably too manual and time consuming! Some of the following small methods will help you connect two computers together so you can use data between two machines just like in a machine.

Method 1 : Connect using a network cable

This is the easiest and cheapest way that almost anyone can do. How to do the following:

Buy a suitable length of network cable to connect your 2 computers. The type of network cable you buy is the most popular cable today, ie the eight-core cable with two cable ends has a network pin attached to the high-speed wired network access port that most computers now have. The price of this cable is about 4,000 VND / meter and the seller will attach the network plug to you.

You need to buy the network cable as shown in the picture.( Photo HH )

When connecting two computers running Windows XP that you are using with the purchased cable, they will almost automatically 'recognize' each other immediately and in principle is the simplest internal network that has been captured. city. The rest is that you have to do so that 2 computers can read and pass the hard disk partitions that need to be shared.

How to share (share) a hard disk partition is as follows :

Through some steps, when you log in to this interface, you have successfully shared a hard disk partition

Go to ' My Computer ' -> right-click on the hard disk partition to share to bring up the pop-up menu -> select ' Sharing and Security ' -> select the ' Sharing ' tab -> click on the warning text ' If you understand the risk… '-> Click on the words' If you understand the security risk . ' in the new interface to display the ' Enable File Sharing ' interface -> select ' Just Unable file sharing ' and click OK to show the ' leveled ' Sharing 'tab to share the file -> check' Share this folder 'and check' Allow network user to chang my files ' so that you can sit in machine 1 It is still possible to edit all files in the shared hard disk partition on device 2 -> after pressing ' Apply ' and ' OK ' as the hard disk partition you have chosen to be shared with your device.

Hard disk partitions and even CD drives have been successfully shared with your computer.

When you go back to ' My Computer ' you will see that in the icon of the disk partition you need to add a hand to lift the hard disk icon. To use the data of the shared hard disk on the other computer, simply click ' Start ' and select ' My Network Places ' is all shared hard disks of both computers will appear for you to use. as the hard disk is in the machine you are using. And from now on, you can use computer 1 to watch movies saved in computer 2, or use computer 2 to handle all data in your computer 1.

Note that all data on the shared hard disk partition may be in the "invite" mode when you connect your computer to an intranet or the Internet. If you don't want anyone to use the data on your hard disk, you can go back to the ' Sharing ' tab and uncheck ' Share this folder ' and ' Allow network user to chang my files '.

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