Networking With Crossover Cable?

[olds]

Both machines have XP Pro.
What protocols or services do I need to install/run?
TIA

 

[PatboyX]

when i did it, i just made sure i had the things i wanted on the network shared.

 

[FoBoT]

IP which is installed by default

since you won't have a DHCP server, they will both APIPA (a way of getting an IP address automagically) to the 169.xxx.xxx.xxx subnet, so you don't need to worry about that

you will probably want to turn off simple file sharing, if you leave it on, it makes things a bit trickier

are you wanting to map a drive/share files or share a printer or what?

 

[olds]

I need to move files from my wifes desktop to her laptop.

 

[JackMDS]

Link: How I connect two computers to exchange files (No Network or Internet Sharing)?

For Configuration log to this page it has a lot of links to instructions to Windows Network Setting and Sharing.

Link: Installing & Sharing

 

[olds]

Thanks, everyone.
The files are transferring.