"if i do the um sneaker net, how do i know if the patch does not become corrupted or something?"
The same way you would know it got corrupted during download... it probably would not run, just give an error message. To be sure, you could zip it first, then split the zip file (successfully extracting it on the new computer would ensure it was not corrupted by the transfer).
"and did i happen to mention the fact that i am really really clueless abt computers?"
If both computers are running XP, I have heard that it is relatively easy to setup a direct connection. The easiest solution if you don't need internet access on both computers is to call your ISP and tell them you have a new computer and would like switch your access to it; they may send somebody out to make the required changes. The next easiest thing would be to find a computer geek friend/relative/co-worker and invite them over for dinner. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> The site with tutorials has fairly detailed and straightforward descriptions; that was one of the places I checked when putting a couple NICs in one computer to make a network (to share internet access) a few years ago (routers were fairly expensive at the time, which would have been a bit simpler procedure). I was already familiar with computers, though, just not networking.
