Gateway GM5457H Personal Computer User Manual


 
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3 Click the Sharing tab.
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.
Sharing printers
To share printers:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
2 Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer The Printers window opens.
3 Right-click the name and icon of the printer you want to share, then click Sharing on the
menu.
4 On 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