In the list of Drives in Windows 98 or in the dialog box in Windows XP, select the drive Click OK to disconnect the network connection.

Chapter 14 ✦ Finding Computers on the Network Figure 14-2: Access a computer by its IP address. Figure 14-3: Open a shared folder in the networked computer. If you don’t know the path, you can use the Browse button in the Run dialog box. Browsing, however, is more efficient and quick in the Network Neighborhood. Using address bars You also can type a network path in the address bar in the Network Neighborhood, the My Computer window, or the Windows Explorer. Typing the network path may display the folder you want more quickly than clicking through the drives and folders within the windows. Address bars appear in Windows applets, including the Windows Explorer, Network Neighborhood, My Network Places, and My Computer. An applet is a mini-program included with an operating system. Figure 14-4 illustrates the address bar with a network path typed in the My Computer window. The folder displays its contents. If you had clicked folders to get to the same files, it would have taken five steps; typing the path takes only one step. Tip Part III ✦ Working with Networked Computers Figure 14-4: Quickly view files on a networked computer. If the address bar isn’t showing, choose View ➪ Toolbars ➪ Address Bar. Using Find Computer You’re probably familiar with the Find command in Windows 98. You commonly use the Find command to find files and folders on the local hard drive or on CD-ROM drives. In addition, you use the Find command to find computers on the network, as long as they are shared and you have access to them. In Windows XP, you use a similar method, though it’s called search- ing instead of finding. You can name the computer on the network, and the Find feature locates the computer, as long as it is turned on and connected. You also can type the path to a folder on a networked computer you want to locate in the Find dialog box. After you locate the computer or folder, you can open the computer’s window, create a short- cut to the computer or folder, copy a folder, and otherwise manipulate the found item. To find the name of a Windows 98 computer, right-click the Network Neighborhood and click Properties. Click the Identification tab to see the computer’s name. To display the Find dialog box, choose Start ➪ Find ➪ Computer. The Find dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 14-5. Figure 14-5: Find network computers quickly. Tip Chapter 14 ✦ Finding Computers on the Network Type the computer’s name in the Named text box, and then click Find Now. If the computer is found, the Find Computer dialog box enlarges to display the computer’s name, as shown in Figure 14-6. Figure 14-6: The computer has been found on the network. You also can click the down arrow to the right of the Named text box to choose from previ- ous computer names and paths you’ve entered. Now, if all you could do was locate the computer, that wouldn’t be a very useful feature. You can do much more, however: You can select the computer’s name in the Find Computer dia- log box and then open it, explore it, create a shortcut, and perform other procedures. The easiest thing to do is double-click the computer’s name to display the computer contents in a Window similar to the My Computer window. To display the computer’s contents in the Windows Explorer, choose File ➪ Explore. To create a shortcut on the desktop so that you can access the computer quickly, choose File ➪ Create Shortcut. Figure 14-7 illustrates the shortcut icon to the networked computer. When you double-click the icon, the window displaying the contents of the computer appears. In addition to finding a networked computer with the Find Computer dialog box, you can find a specific folder on the computer, as long as you know the path to the folder. For exam- ple, you can type Sue\pictures\house, and Find Folders locates the folder on the com- puter and displays it. After you locate the folder, you can open it by double-clicking it. You also can create a short- cut, delete or rename the folder, view its properties, cut or copy it, and change the view. Use the menus in the Find Computers dialog box to perform any of these commands on the selected folder. You also might want to use the Windows Send To feature on the selected folder. Choose File ➪ Send To in order to copy the folder to a floppy disk, Zip disk, CD-RW, or other area listed in your Send To menu. Tip Tip Part III ✦ Working with Networked Computers Figure 14-7: Place a shortcut to the networked computer on your desktop. To find a networked computer in Windows XP, choose Start ➪ Search ➪ For Files or Folders. The Search Results dialog box appears. In the What Do You Want to Search For? list, select Computers or People. You can then type the name of the computer on the network that you want to find. If you have permission to use the Windows XP computer, shared computer con- tents appear in the window. You can then open any shared folders, open and edit files, save files to the other computer, and otherwise use the computer’s resources. Using My Computer You’re probably familiar with using the My Computer window for viewing the contents of your computer, creating shortcuts, copying and moving files and folders, and deleting folders and files. You also can use the tools in My Computer for network folders and files. You can view net- worked computers and their contents, copy and move files and folders, and otherwise manip- ulate the contents of networked computers, as long as the computers and folders are shared and you have access to them. The My Computer window displays the contents of your drive and any networked or mapped drives you might have. Figure 14-8 illustrates the My Computer window on a Windows XP computer when you first open it. Shortcut Chapter 14 ✦ Finding Computers on the Network Figure 14-8: Use My Computer to locate folders and resources. Locating the networked computers Using the My Computer window to view networked computers may not be the most conve- nient method. You can use the Windows Explorer or the Network Neighborhood, of course, but you might be more comfortable with My Computer. To get to a networked computer, you must either type the path such as \\Sue\pictures or click the down arrow to the right of the Address text box to choose the Network Neighborhood from the list. If you enter the path to the computer in the Address text box, you see the computer and net- worked folder, as shown in Figure 14-9. This view is the one you’re probably most familiar with. The networked computer appears just like any other drive or folder in the My Computer window. Part III ✦ Working with Networked Computers Figure 14-9: Use the My Computer window to view and access networked computers. On the other hand, you can access the Network Neighborhood or My Network Places from the drop-down list, shown in Figure 14-10. Clicking the Network Neighborhood or My Network Places in the list displays the entire network.