In order to establish communication between laptops, it is necessary to create a local network between the two systems using an Ethernet cable or a special USB cable. Laptops must have file sharing to transfer data.
Necessary
Ethernet cable or USB data cable
Instructions
Step 1
Disconnect laptops from any existing local area network connections.
Step 2
Plug one end of a standard Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port on one of the laptops.
Step 3
Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port of the second laptop.
Step 4
Open My Computer, right-click on files or folders to transfer between the two computers, and select Properties from the drop-down menu. A window will open with various settings related to the selected files or folders. Complete this step on both computers to properly set up file sharing.
Step 5
Click the Sharing and Security tab at the top of the Properties window on each computer and check the Share this folder option. Now that file sharing is open, data can be transferred. To establish communication between laptops using a USB cable, proceed to the next step.
Step 6
Connect the USB cable to an available USB port on one of the laptop computers.
Step 7
Connect the other end of the cable to a USB port on the other laptop.
Step 8
Install the software and drivers that came with the cable in order for the new device to be recognized by systems.
Step 9
Open My Computer, right-click on the files or folders you want to transfer between the laptops, and select Properties from the drop-down menu. A window with settings related to files or folders will appear. Complete this step on both laptops to properly set up file sharing.
Step 10
Click the Sharing and Security tab in the Properties window on each laptop and check the Share this folder option. The files are then shared and data can be transferred.
