to contact a vista laptop to xp laptop using a crossover cable

Hi, im a bit new to networking computers together and im finding this
information on the boards all a bit confusing.

I got a vista laptop which i wish to link to a xp laptop brought a crossover
cable but now im a bit lost in trying to link the top laptops together could
some explain please label out the steps i need to do.

thank you
Brian

You may need to setup TCP/IP manually. To do that, go to the properties of
LAN on both computers.

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"Brian Boulnois" <Brian Boulnois@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:53:00 -0800, Brian Boulnois <Brian
Boulnois@xxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Brian,

Ad-hoc networking using a cross-over cable is virtually the same for Windows
Vista as for Windows XP. Read carefully, and ask questions.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/connecting-two-computers-with.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...ters-with.html

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http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
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actual address pchuck mvps org.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/l.../bb727037.aspx

Above link will help.

"Brian Boulnois" wrote: