How do I change my Vista PC name

You need to connect the computer together in a network and then share the hard drive and or folders between eash computer.
FILE SHARING BETWEEN COMPUTERS ON A NETWORKBasicallyif you have a router with several laptops and desktop PCs, which can access theInternet at the same time, then you have working network with the laptopand PC.First makesure the laptop and PC have the same Workgroup name(it may already have Workgroup as the Workgroup name, you can change it if you wish). To changethe Workgroup name open Control Panel - System -click on Computer Name tab - click Change and you can change the Computername then select Workgroup and enter orchange the Workgroup name - click OK and OKagain.Nextenable Sharing on both the PC and laptop open My Computer - right click onthe C Drive - click on Sharing tab - tick Sharing this folder on thenetwork - add a Share name to identify the computer/folder (eg Cdrive on PC).If you donot enable sharing on the drives or folders then they will not be available tothe computers on the network.If you havemore drives, then repeat this for the other hard drive and or CD or DVDdrives.Re-boot thecomputers and you will be able to see the computers on your network through MyNetwork Places.

you need to change your wirless settings.
I gues you have a high level security assigned to your router like WPA-PSK with a passphrase or WEP with 128 bit encryption.

Solution is :

Login to your router page and change the wireless security to WEP 64 bit and assign 10 digit number as a password in key 1. change your wireless name and click apply. and then try to connect to your own chnaged network.

Basically if both the laptop and the PC can access the Internet at the same time then you have working network with the laptop and PC.
First make sure the laptop and PC have the same Workgroup name (it may already have Workgroup as the Workgroup name, you can change it if you wish). To change the Workgroup name open Control Panel - System - click on Computer Name tab - click Change and you can change the Computer name then select Workgroup and enter or change the Workgroup name - click OK and OK again.
Next enable Sharing on both the PC and laptop open My Computer - right click on the C Drive - click on Sharing tab - tick Sharing this folder on the network - add a Share name to identify the computer/folder (eg C drive on PC).
If you do not enable sharing on the drives or folders then they will not be available to the computers on the network.
If you have more drives,them repeat this for the other hard drive and or CD or DVD drives.
Re-boot the computers and you will be able to see the comuters on your network through My Network Places.

Hi

I think you are able to go online with other computers so you simply need to follow the steps below to solve your concern:

a. you need to be on your computer which is working on the internet, Open the internet explorer
b. type in 192.168.1.1or you can type http://routerlogin.com
, it will prompt you for user name and password, the user name will be 'admin' and password will be 'password', make sure you type it in small case
c.On the left hand side their is blue coloum and under the heading of Setup the third option will be wireless settings and their you can see the password of your wireless network as key 1 or if it mention as passphrase so it will be like '******', so you have to change teh wireless settings.
d. before you change the settings you make sure you are not doing all these steps on wireless computer if yes before you go further connect your computer wired
e. Once its done , Now you can change the wireless settings...., AS IMAGE BELOW


1. you need to chnage the wireless network name
2. CHANNEL you need to chnage it to 11 and if its 11 change it to 06
3. MODE should be b&g
4.security , i would suggest you WEP and in key 1 you can type any 10 digit number like you phone number or you can use the same number i have mention in that screen shot
5. Click on apply and then try to connect with your wireless laptop on which you will able to see your network name.
6. Try to connect with that network , it will prompt you for password, you need to type the 10 digit code you mentioned in Key1 option on that page.

I think by follow all these steps you will able to connect with your new laptop and if you change any wireless settings make sure you need to reconnect all other wireless computers again so that all the computers at your place work fine on new wireless network

Thanks
Harmeet :)

yes easy to fix, just share your print driver give it a share name like canonmp780 on the pc it is connected to
then get on your laptop asuming its on your wireless network and in the start bar run this command. \\ your computer name one printer is connected to \ canonmp780.
so if your computer name is windows and your printer name is canonmp780 the run command will be: \\windows\canonmp780 hope this helps and really easiest way to connect to it.
Canon tech

On the desktop machine - go to the printers folder, right click the icon for the Laserjet and choose sharing (enable print sharing). You should be able to name the printer and make it accessible to anyone within the workgroup. If needed you can run the network setup wizard to change the workgroup names on both machines.

On the laptop go to add new printer and choose network printer, you should be able to browse to the desktop machine by name and choose the Laserjet as a printer (whether you want it to be the default is up to you). The laptop will download and install the drivers from the desktop pc to the laptop and set the correct network path automatically.

It goes without saying that the desktop machine must be on in order to print from the laptop in this scenario.

Found this solution:

1. On Vista PC go to "Control Panel" - "Printers" - "Add printer".
2. - Believe or not, click "Add a local printer" (I know you want to add a network printer but that way it doesn't work).
3. - Click "Create a new port" - "Local Port" - "Next"
4. - In the next box you have to enter a port name like this:\\PC name\Printer name where "PC name" is the network name of the XP PC or Network Share where you have the printer and "Printer name" is the network name of that printer. Be careful with this names. Check in your XP PC "Control Panel" - "Printers and faxes" - "your printer" - right click - "share" - "share resources name"
5. - Choose the manufacturer and printer model of the printer you are adding.
6. - Now the printer will be added and you can print a test page or print something to test it.

Let me know if it's working for your config as it worked for me

Hi

I believe you are able to go online with any other wireless computer with the wireless network that you have, first you need to check are you abel to see the wireless network name in your ipod touch, if yes and if your network is security enabled then you need to punch in teh security code for teh network and if you are not aware of it you can find it by follow the steps which are mentioned below

a. you need to be on your computer which is working on the internet, Open the internet explorer
b. type in 192.168.0.1or you can type http://routerlogin.com
, it will prompt you for user name and password, the user name will be 'admin' and password will be 'password', make sure you type it in small case
c.On the left hand side their is blue coloum and under the heading of Setup the third option will be wireless settings and their you can see the password of your wireless network as key 1 or if it mention as passphrase so it will be like '******', so you have to change teh wireless settings.
d. before you change the settings you make sure you are not doing all these steps on wireless computer if yes before you go further connect your computer wired
e. Once its done , Now you can change the wireless settings...., AS IMAGE BELOW


1. you need to chnage the wireless network name
2. CHANNEL you need to chnage it to 11 and if its 11 change it to 06
3. MODE should be b&g
4.security , i would suggest you WEP and in key 1 you can type any 10 digit number like you phone number or you can use teh same number i have mention in that screen shot
5. Click on apply and then try to connect with your ipod touch first along with the you need to connect you wireless laptop again for that you need to check are you able to see you new network name
6. Try to connect with that network , it will prompt you for password, you need to type the 10 digit code you mentioned in Key1 option on that page.

I think by follow all these steps you will able to connect you ipod touch and any other computer in your network again.

Thanks
Harmeet :)

what o/s if vista need to put in password to vista and setup network making sure network named the same then r/click drive c: or d; which you want accessible and allow access. reboot try connection