eMachines 8513042 - Manual (Page 59)

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After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as though
they were attached directly to your computer. Then you can:
• View a network drive
• Open and copy files stored on other network computers
• Print documents on network printers
Sharing drives or folders
To share drives or folders:
1 Click (Start), then click Computer.
2 Right-click the drive or folder that you want to share, then click Share. The Properties dialog
box opens.
If you share a drive, the entire contents of that drive will be available to everyone on your
network. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available to everyone
on the network.
3 Click the Sharing tab.
Click Share.
- OR -
If Share is grayed out, click Advanced Sharing to set sharing for this drive or folder.
4 Click OK, then click Close.
Un-sharing drives and folders
To un-share drives or folders:
1 Click (Start), then click Computer.
2 Right-click the drive or folder that you want to un-share, then click Share.
3 Click Advanced Sharing, then click Share this folder (or drive) to uncheck the box.
4 Click Apply, then click OK.
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