How to share files between two computers?

How do I network 2 computers together in order to share files between the two?

• One has windows 7; the other windows 8. I have tried, but it says I need administrator permission but I do not know how to set that up.

• Answer:

  is it asking for network administrator permission or computer administrator permission? if it is asking for computer administrator permission it should give an option to sign in as administrator(its basically you giving permission to the computer to do the activity unless you have multiple accounts on the same computer and are doing it under a non full permission account) Windows 8 has a new file sharing setup called home group, where you add all the computers you want to the home group and Windows does the rest. If you have that option in windows7/it is compatible that would be the easiest route. You will have to set your network settings to private, go to Windows File Explorer, choose Home group and set it up. If Win7 is not compatible with HomeGroup, then you can manually add and connect computers in your network by going to Windows File Explorer, selecting Network, turning on Network and device Discovery, and connecting to your computer you want to share files with. You will then have to set file permissions on both computers to shared so your computers can see them.