1 iweb account, 2 computers.

So i started my iweb account on my laptop and now i want to work on it from my desktop. i put my domain file on my desktop after transferring through a thumb drive. I tried opening it, but whenever i open iweb it wants to start a new site. What do i do?

Yep, the search field IS your friend but I'll offer my .02 as well.
The thumbdrive approach is an easy solution but I would strongly recommend making a back-up folder on your desktop/s as well. I recently had a Crucial drive get damaged so now it can't be written to. Luckily I had a backup.
Another easy option is to just transfer the most current domain file from one machine to the other through your wireless network. (assuming you have one)
As for why iWeb wants you to start a new site when you open it on the desktop, hard to say. Mine doesn't. Maybe its just one of the many unsolved mysteries of using iWeb. Are you absolutely sure you copied the domain file correctly from the lappy? Hit Get Info and look at the file size, date to confirm? Have you created any site on the desktop? Maybe you need to delete the standard domain file on the desktop. Might want a second opinion on that but if you haven't created a site with it you should have nothing to lose.
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