^ You don't need a home network for transferring data between two computers, all you need to do is buy a crossover cable and connect them to the ethernet port on both PC's.
1. - You can use a crossover cable
2. - you need a hub / switch (i use a hub for my home network)
3. - You won't need to do the setup wizard.
4. - You'll have enable sharing on both computers
5. - What are your OS's?