Sharing files between pc and laptop?

[archz2]

I have a PC with a 22 inches monitor. My laptop has a small screen. So in order to enjoy a big screen experience, I pull*off the monitor VGA plug from my PC and connect it to my laptop to work. Now sometimes I need files from my PC's*hard disk. In order to do that, I have to disconnect the monitor from my laptop and re attach it to my PC in order to*view the file on my PC and copy it to my pen drive then access my laptop and use them. Then I have to shut down my*pc all over again and reattach the monitor.*


Is there a faster way to do this ? I mean I want to switch on my CPU of my PC, however, I want to access the CPU from*my laptop without having to reconnect the monitor all over again to my PC. How is it possible?


My laptop is running windows 8.1 and my pc is running windows 7 - 64 bit ultimate. Both have 64 bit versions. My pc is attached to a wifi modem through a cable. It does not have *a facility to receive wifi signals. However, my laptop can connect to Internet through wifi.*


I can connect them through a network but how*would I turn off my PC after my file copying completes, *without a monitor being attached to it?*


Please post links to relevant tutorials.*

 

[PliotronX]

You should be able to use remote desktop very easily in this case. On the desktop, right-click on Computer and choose Properties. Off to the left there will be a Remote Settings link to click on. In this dialog, make sure to allow remote connections to the computer and check to enable Network Level Authentication. Next, from the laptop click start and type in mstsc and hit enter. In this dialog, you need to specify the desktop's hostname to connect to it. If you don't know it by heart, pop back over to the desktop's Computer Properties and it will show you the computer name. Enter that into the Remote Desktop Connection box of the laptop and connect. Use the same username and password as you normally would on the desktop and you will be able to remotely control the desktop. You can transfer files back and forth with copy and pasting but drag 'n drop won't work.

edit- sorry for the wall of text, it was in haste. Check out some of the guides like this one.

 

[archz2]

Thanks for replying. Would I also be able to shut down my PC using this Remote Desktop feature?

 

[PliotronX]

Thanks for replying. Would I also be able to shut down my PC using this Remote Desktop feature?

Ah! Yes, though it won't be available in the normal spot but if you "send" a Ctrl+Alt+Del to the desktop through remote desktop with Ctrl+Alt+End, you will get the splash screen with the ability to shut down (last I knew). If it's not there either (I think it was taken out in 10 if you upgrade), click the taskbar of the desktop for focus and hit Alt+F4. You can also save a .CMD file with shutdown -f -t 0 as the command and it will do this as well.

 

[sdifox]

Your monitor has only one input?

 

[archz2]

Your monitor has only one input?

It has vga and HDMI inputs. However I don't have an HDMI slot in my PC.

 

[razel]

Window's Remote Desktop was available only in Windows Pro and above versions which your PC is running, but it sounds like you just want access to the files which you can do via file shares. Easiest way is a public file share. If you are primarily accessing media then using Windows Player to serve it DLNA is the way to go. Then anything else in your home (TV, PS3, XBOX) LAN that support DLNA has access to it.

 

[sdifox]

It has vga and HDMI inputs. However I don't have an HDMI slot in my PC.

your laptop doesn't have hdmi?

 

[archz2]

Yes it has an HDMI slot. But I would need to buy an extra HDMI cable to transfer stuff

What is your idea exactly?

 

[sdifox]

Yes it has an HDMI slot. But I would need to buy an extra HDMI cable to transfer stuff

What is your idea exactly?

hdmi cable from laptop to monitor... just switch input on monitor if you need to. Not for the file access and such, just so you can use the monitor for both your desktop and your laptop without having to switch wires. HDMI cables are dirt cheap.

http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=3663

 

[archz2]

Okay, then how do I switch display? From the monitor buttons that are located in my monitor?

 

[Carson Dyle]

Yes, most/all monitors will let you switch the inputs, so you'd just need a second cable.

Question: Why is it necessary to shut down the PC when you disconnect the monitor and plug it in to the laptop?

Suggestion: Install Dropbox for easy sharing of smaller files between computers. In the standard configuration the files will exist on each computer on which Dropbox is installed, plus on the Dropbox servers in the 'cloud'.

You can then access and modify the files from any computer without worrying about network shares or file servers, as well as when away from your network, say from your laptop while on vacation.

 

[sdifox]

Yes, most/all monitors will let you switch the inputs, so you'd just need a second cable.

Question: Why is it necessary to shut down the PC when you disconnect the monitor and plug it in to the laptop?

Suggestion: Install Dropbox for easy sharing of smaller files between computers. In the standard configuration the files will exist on each computer on which Dropbox is installed, plus on the Dropbox servers in the 'cloud'.

You can then access and modify the files from any computer without worrying about network shares or file servers, as well as when away from your network, say from your laptop while on vacation.

Well, he might not like his files out of his house.

 

[archz2]

Yes, most/all monitors will let you switch the inputs, so you'd just need a second cable.

Question: Why is it necessary to shut down the PC when you disconnect the monitor and plug it in to the laptop?

Suggestion: Install Dropbox for easy sharing of smaller files between computers. In the standard configuration the files will exist on each computer on which Dropbox is installed, plus on the Dropbox servers in the 'cloud'.

You can then access and modify the files from any computer without worrying about network shares or file servers, as well as when away from your network, say from your laptop while on vacation.

Well, I already know about Dropbox. I don't have a very good Internet connection. Uploading and downloading files on Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. takes time more than copying files locally from/between USB storage devices

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[Carson Dyle]

Well, I already know about Dropbox. I don't have a very good Internet connection. Uploading and downloading files on Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. takes time more than copying files locally from/between USB storage devices

For small files like text files, spreadsheets and Word documents, you could have a very slow internet connection and it would make very little difference. More importantly, for computers on the same network Dropbox synchronizes the files across the local network, so the internet connection is only used to sync the 'backup' files in the cloud.