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3Click the Sharing tab.

If Share is grayed out, click Advanced Sharing to set sharing for this drive or folder.

4Click OK, then click Close.

Un-sharing drives and folders

To un-share drives or folders:

1Click Start, then click Computer.

2Right-click the drive or folder that you want to un-share, then click Share.

3Click Advanced Sharing, then click Share this folder (or drive) to uncheck the box.

4Click Apply, then click OK.

Sharing printers

To share printers:

1Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.

2Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer The Printers window opens.

3Right-click the name and icon of the printer you want to share, then click Sharing on the menu.

4On the Sharing tab, click Share this printer, then click OK.

Using the network

After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can:

View shared drives and folders

Map a network drive

Open and copy files stored on other network computers

Print documents on network printers

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