How to search for a computer on the network in Windows XP

Search for a computer when you know the name of the computer

If you know the name of the computer, you can search for the computer on the network:

1.	Click Start, and then click Search.
2.	Click Printers, computers, or people.
3.	Click a computer on the network.
4.	In the Computer name box, type the name of the computer that you want to find, and then click Search.

Search for a computer when you do not know the name of the computer

If you do not know the name of the computer, you can browse for the computer on the network:

1.	Click Start, and then click My Network Places.
2.	Click Entire Network.
3.	Double-click Microsoft Windows Network.
4.	Double-click the name of the domain that you want to search.
5.	Double-click the name of the computer that you want to access so that the shared resources are displayed.