Chapter 4: Desktop Operation
Windows 2000 allows you to work with network files while you are offline. Windows 2000 will automatically synchronize those files with the network the next time you connect. If you would like to enable this feature, open My Computer and then select Tools from the menu at the top. Select Folder Options. Click on the Offline Files tab. (Figure 4.27) Establish the settings that suit your needs.
You can find extensive information about Windows 2000 networking in the Windows 2000 Help file (Start/Help).
Sharing
If you want to make files on your WinBook X Series notebook available to another computer, or if you want to allow another system to print to a printer attached to your WinBook X Series notebook, you will need to set up your system for sharing.
For units using Windows Me:
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2.This will bring up the Networking window. Click on the File and Print Sharing button (see Figure 4.22).
3.You will be asked to decide if want to allow file sharing, print sharing, or both. Click on the appropriate checkboxes.
4.You have now established the file and print sharing for your WinBook X Series notebook. You can click OK to exit the Network utility.
5.When you have finished making these changes, you will be asked to reboot your system to allow the changes to take effect.
6.If you want to allow access to certain files on your system, you will now need to designate those files for sharing.
7.Open My Computer and the drive window containing the folders you want to share.
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