Gateway MX6452, User Manual

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Using the network
137
Viewing shared drives and folders
Help and
Support
For more information
about workgroups,
click Start , then click
Help and Support .
Type the keyword
workgroups in the
Search box, then click
the arrow.
To view shared drives and folders:
1
Click Start , then click My Network Places .
The My Network Places window opens.
2
Click/Double-click Entire Network . The
Entire Network window opens. If you do not
see the contents of the network after you
double-click
Entire Network , click entire
contents .
3
Double-click Microsoft Windows
Network .
4
Double-click the name of your workgroup.
The names of each of the computers in
your workgroup are listed.
5
Double-click the name of the computer
containing the drive or folder you want to
view. All shared drives and folders are
listed.
Mapping a network drive
After a drive or folder on one computer is
mapped as a drive on another computer, the
contents of the drive or folder can be accessed
as if the drive were attached directly to the
computer.
For example, the My Documents folder on
computer 1 is mapped as the Z drive on
computer 2. To access the My Documents folder
on computer 1 from computer 2, double-click
the Z drive.
To map a network drive:
1
Locate the drive or folder by completing
the steps in
“Viewing shared drives and
folders” on page 137 .
2
Right-click the drive or folder, then click
Map Network Drive . The Map Network
Drive wizard opens.