How to connect two computers Through Lan?

I have a winxp and a wimdows vista computer .

plzz tell me how to connect both the computers so that i can transfer files from one to the other using LAN.

plzz tell me in detail.

How to connect two computers Through Lan?noton

connect both the computers with a utp cable and then right click on the network places icon on desktop and go to properties. Select auto detect settings and apply. Go to my computer properties and open computer identification tab define a computer name different for both the computers. and define same workgroup name for both the computers. Open network places and click on view workgroup computers. Also enable sharing to your partitions which you want to open on other computer.

How to connect two computers Through Lan?stinger

don't bother with the lan. get youself a flash drive. you get less headache.