You have to set the workgroup in win 7 to the same as the xp box, that's not
the same as the win 7 group. do a search on the win 7 box help for workgroup
and it will lead you to a configuration box.
That worked for me hope it does for you
Orc
"Del" <dtwaltrip@gotsky.com> wrote in message
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> is there a set procedure for sharing files between my win7 desktop and my
> xp laptop which has a wireless connection to the desktop?