I'm a new laptop owner...

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Originally Posted by AdamWarren

no, the Desktop is on a eathernet card. The laptop is on wireless. But both work off the same router.

Exactly, if both are connected to the same router, you have a network ready solution.

Did you set those folders to "share"?

Originally Posted by AdamWarren

...What steps do I need to do... run the "set up a new home network" wizard?

I never did that, I just do like I said in my first post, which is to share the folders I want to share, and go to "My network Place" as in the picture above. Of course, I hope nothing else is blocking, you need to see for yourself, I can't do that from here.