18. Sharing Files and Printers
In This Chapter
• Introductory Details About Home Networks
• How to Join, Leave, and Create a Homegroup
• How to Share with Other Homegroup Computers
Say the word “network” to a novice Windows user and you’re sure to notice a look of fear mixed with confusion. But for the person who simply wants to share some pictures or music, or perhaps all the family’s important files, among the computers in their home, there shouldn’t be too much panic. Windows makes this panic-free sharing possible with a function called homegroups. Homegroups provide exactly what you want from a small network to provide easy sharing without ...
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