Lesson 14. Vista on the Network
Goals
Connect to the Internet using Windows Vista
Build a home/small-business network
Share files, folders, printers, and drives
The days of the stand-alone computer are long gone. Machines once used mostly to crunch numbers and rearrange text are now primarily devices for communication and creativity. But computers can’t communicate if they aren’t connected.
Past versions of Windows made more allowances for machines that weren’t part of a network. But Vista presumes from the start that the user is at least connected to the Internet, if not to a local area network (LAN). In fact, unless Vista can talk to the Net, some features won’t work properly, such as Windows Update, the advanced help system, and even parts ...
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