Sharing between 2 PCs

[Ben Hardy]

I have 2 PCs. One has Windows XP Pro SP2 and the other has Windows XP
Home SP2. Each of them has Zone Alarm Firewall installed.
I have them both connected to a Dynamode R-ADSL-C4S which is a 4 port
hub combined with an ADSL Broadband Modem.
Each PC can connect to the Internet no problem.
What I would like to do is to be able to share files & folders between
the two PCs securely i.e. that there is no possibility for anyone else
to access my data via the Internet.
I have configured certain folders on each PC to be shared.
So far I have tried the ‘Set up a Home or Small office Network’ option
on both PCs to no avail.
I have re-configured Zone Alarm to allow for exceptions using each PCs
IP address.
Can someone point me in a direction where I might find layman’s
instructions on how to achieve sharing between these 2 PCs?

 

[Jerry]

I know one of the below should help.

Windows XP Booklist

Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out 2nd ed ISBN 0-7356-2044-X
www.microsoft.com/mspress
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit 3rd ed ISBN 0-7356-2167-5
www.microsoft.com/mspress
Microsoft Windows Command-Line ISBN 0-7356-2038-5
www.microsoft.com/mspress
Microsoft Windows Registry Guide 2nd ed ISBN 0-7356-2218-3
www.microsoft.com/mspress

Windows XP Pro 2nd ed The Missing Manual ISBN 0-596-00898-8
www.missingmanual.com
Home Networking The Missing Manual ISBN 0-596-00558-X
www.missingmanual.com

Windows XP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition ISBN 0-596-00900-3 www.oreilly.com
Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, 2nd ed ISBN 0-596-00876-7 www.oreilly.com
Windows XP Hacks, 2nd ed ISBN 0-596-0000918-6 www.oreilly.com
PC Hardware in a Nutshell ISBN 0-596-00513-X www.oreilly.com
PC Annoyances 2nd Edition ISBN 0-596-00882-1 www.oreilly.com
PC Hardware Annoyances ISBN 0-596-00715-9 www.oreilly.com
Internet Annoyances ISBN 0-596-00735-3 www.oreilly.com
Home Networking Annoyances ISBN 0-596-00808-2 www.oreilly.com

Windows XP Solutions 2nd ed ISBN 0-471-74752-1
www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag
Windows XP Speed Solutions ISBN 0-7645-7814-6
www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag
Guide to Home Networking ISBN 0-7645-4473-X www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag
Windows XP MVP (Most Valuable Professional) ISBN 0-7645-9786-8
www.wiley.com/compbooks

Hacking Windows XP ISBN 0-7645-6929-5 www.TweakXP.com

The BIOS Companion ISBN 0-9681928-0-7 www.electrocution.com
Breaking Through The BIOS Barrier ISBN 0-13-145536-2 www.rojakpot.com

Downloadable Guides

XP Tweak Guide (TweakGuides_XPTC.zip) from www.TweakGuides.com
Windows Registry Guide (registryguide2003.exe) from www.winguides.com
Error Message for Windows (MSWinErr.zip) from www.gregorybraun.com