Connecting with Direct Cable with WinXP

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From: margaret bartley (may04_NOT_THIS__at_mindspring.com)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:15:37 -0800

I need to synchronize my laptop and desktop computers, and I'm using a
parallel cable between the two computers, both of which are running
WindowsXP.

I have configured the Host and the Guest accounts, and I can make the
connection. The Network Connections windows on both machines show them as
connected.

But I can't figure out how to read the Host machine's directory from the
Guest machine's Explorer.
When I open Explorer on the Guest machine, I see nothing that could be the
Host machine. When I click on MapNetwork Drive, to assign a letter, nothing
I type in seems to work.

I can't find the Host machine in my Network Neighborhood listings, either.

Both machines are stand-alone, although the laptop is set up to be able to
connect to the network at the office.

Thank you,
Margaret Bartley

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