OK...So I found out my once dead computer was only a video card problem after I started installing the good parts in my wifes PC. Now that I already have a new computer I would like to access the items on my old PC with Windows XP professional my new system having Vista.

Do I just plug the old computer into the network hub and access the programs that way or am I missing something?

I would still like to access some of the programs on my old system and old email contacts.