networking windows 7 to xp

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dadsoldtruck

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My husband just bought a new laptop yesterday but laptops don't come with cd drives anymore... so now the question is can we network his windows 7 laptop with my xp tower and use my cd/dvd drive? And if we can how do I do it?

Thanks so much
 
Laptops do still come with drives, although some don't (like netbooks). I would recommend getting an external cd/dvd drive just to make life a little easier. If you wanted though, you could make a disc image on the computer with a drive and then transfer it to the laptop and mount it as a virtual drive. As for just networking them and then using it... I don't think that's possible.
 
ya I'm just wondering if I can use the cd drive on my tower through the network. I was able to have his computer find the tower and access file I give him permission to... but when I click the cd drive from his computer it says I didn't give him permission even though I did.
 
voyagerfan99 said:
You can. that's how it is at my house. You just make the device "Shared" under the drive properties.
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Just checked it out. Didn't realize you could do this. Totally just made my life easier. On Windows 7 right click the drive and say Share With -> Advanced Sharing. Once the window opens click Advanced Sharing... then check the box and give it the correct settings. Sorry for providing inaccurate info.
 
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