Make sure they are both hooked up to the router. No-duh, I know, but let's keep it simple for the simpletons.
1. Right-click on My Computer.
2. Click on Properties.
3. Click on Computer Name tab.
4. Write that down to be remembered.
5. Close this window.
6. Find the folder that contains what you want to share with the other computer.
7. Right click on that folder and scroll down to 'Sharing and Security...'.
8. Put a bullet in 'Share this folder'.
9. Whatever is put in for 'Share name' by default should work OK. Remember this.
10. Click on Apply, then OK.
11. You now have that folder shared out from that machine.
Now, move to the computer you want to move the files over to:
1. Remember that Computer Name tab? You'll need that here.
2. Click on Start->Run, then \\
3. This should pop up one of two things. Either a window that shows you a bunch of file shares, including one with the name of the folder you shared out, or will ask you for a username and a password. If you log into your computer with a username and password, you will want to use the same here.
4. This should show you a window now with the folder name that you shared out previously. Double-clicking this will get you to the files you want to grab.
5. Right-click on the folder and click on 'Map drive' or something to that effect.
6. Now you'll get to choose what drive you want to make the share. I generally map shares in a reverse order, starting with the Z: drive and going backwards. Once this is mapped, it will automatically pop another window open.
7. Now you have a drive on your system called the Z:\ which is the folder on the other system. You'll be able to copy and paste files back and forth like it was a drive on your computer.
8. Drag-and-drop, copy-and-paste, whatever you want to do to copy them over from the old machine to the new.
You know how to get ahold of me if there's any question.
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