9 x $10 stakes or on your head at next League game!

Thanks Rex, my XP is Home Edition. I know this is very simple for most people but wanted to have some confirmation that it would all work.  Being an oldie I am very cautious.

I think you are making it sound more complicated than it is. Just plug everything in and install the software and hey presto.

Getting multiple computers on the network to see each other and access each others files is a nightmare though, I have got it to work but it is very unstable. I now use a network drive that they can all see as a work around.

I agree I may be making it sound more complicated than it is but I am a mere 70 year old stupid woman. I know men just get on with it and see if it all works but I am very cautious, just like my poker!

I would be pleased if someone can help me with the following:

I have a Dell Dimension pc which is about 3 years old with Windows XP 2002 with service pack 3, connected by Lan to a BT Home Hub 2.0.

I have just purchased a Samsung R510 Pentium Dual Core T3200 2 GB Notebook with Windows Vista Home Premium SP1.

I have read all information about wireless networking the two but am not certain of the order in which I connect the PC and Notebook via the Home Hub. Also, as I am not certain about home networking, when both are connected wirelessly to a Home Hub, will I be able to copy files between the two without going into windows to network the two together or do I have to network the two together first before connecting wirelessly?

I wish to move my PC  and printer (which is not wireless) upstairs where I do not have a telephone connection, so that I can use my laptop downstairs.  As I do not have wireless capability on my pc I have purchased a BT Voyager 1055 Wireless USB Adapter for my PC which will be upstairs.

What I wish to know is:

1. Do I connect the USB Adapter to my PC first, insert the disc and instal the Adapter with or without the Lan connection to the BT Home Hub, or do I connect the Notebook wirelessly to the BT Home Hub first?

What I am not sure is whether the Lan connection can be still connected to the Home Hub while using the Home Hub wirelessly at the same time whilst setting up the connections.

2. Does it make any difference using Windows XP on one computer and Windows Vista on another and are there any problems I may have when networking the two.

3. When all are connected wirelessly will I be able to use my laptop downstairs, access my pc and printer from my laptop downstairs to my pc and printer upstairs, or is their anything else I need to purchase to be able to do this?

I know this may be very simple for most people but I would like some advice before I start in case there is something I have overlooked.

I would be grateful for some advice from the techies on this forum, thanks.

7cm on my recycling bin!

Snowing in Wood Green. Nicely settling. Glad I moved my car from the bottom of the hill today as when it snows, any car parked there is usually hit.

I would like to add that I have never posted on a forum before, as I am rather shy at doing so, as I am wary of strangers. I used to read the Blonde forum a lot before I actually joined and the reason I post on here is that everyone is friendly and I love the tongue in cheek banter.  I have never played live yet but started playing poker on Sky under the name Panzer, and recognised some of the players from there who post on Blonde.

I now play on Blonde and I do try to help out in my small way in supporting the Blonde cardroom by playing cheap S&G and very rarely winning.

It is obvious that due to the financial situation worldwide everyone will suffer in some way and the numbers playing will go down. I am willing to pay a small fee maybe in the form of a subscription to keep the forum and live updates going.

PS: By the way I have bought a lottery ticket for the Euro Lotto tomorrow so I will keep Blonde in mind if my numbers come up. 

The lovely suzanne got me to sign up after one of our many many battles back in the day on Tribeca, telling me about a Blonde Bash if memory serves...glad she did

And you, in turn, recruited me :-)

And you recruited me 

Happy Birthday Geo

You have got that winter sickness bug that is doing the rounds

How can you mock? I was just being cautious because I was scared was wary of frightening the poor fox.

We need a better explanation of why you were walking round Hampstead at night.

Oh, any sign of George Michael or Michael Barrymore up there?

LOL that is exactly what I thought

I don't want to be a scaremonger. Have you checked this is from the Tax Office.  I have heard that there is a scam going round about letters about a tax refund. The perpetrators have used the official paperwork and it does look genuine but it is a scam.

The Tax Office say they will never send emails and will always write to you and never give your Insurance Number.

I hope I am wrong in this case but please check it out by phoning your Tax Office number on your Tax Forms.

Excellent news.

Well done Claw

I may be out but just won a small S&G to pay for next week!