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Network in Windows 7

August 14, 2009

Having your PC connected to a network is no longer considered as a privilege only to those who work in a big IT corporation with a complex IT structure. Nowadays, a lot of households possess at least one laptop and a PC. A printer or some other device will most likely be found as well and in order for everyone in that household to be able to share their resources, a network that includes all of the computers, printers and scanners should be set up. A rooter or a similar device will have the network connected to the net and a user friendly software environment will offer you the best experience whether you are an accomplished IT professional or a neophyte turning the computer on for the second time. Now that’s an ideal networking!

When it comes to sharing resources in network, it has become some sort of a trend to try and simplify things in all of the operating systems. This has been more and more evident in the latest versions of the operating system Windows and Vista, the current official version, has not been an exception either. Be that as it may, we still come across difficulties when we try to connect certain devices, or when we try to configure the network. Thought it is apparent that the Vista developers in the section Network and Sharing Center tried to make most of the options within easy reach, the inexperienced users could still be easily swamped with the numerous confusing options. This is why things have become quite simplified in Windows 7.

It seems that a lot of attention has been focused on two very important options that should make things a lot easier to inexperienced users. One option involves setting up and connecting to network in a simplified way. The other option goes by the name – Homegroup.

In Windows 7, the whole network environment has been improved. The View Available Networks icon is still available from the system tray but unlike the one in Vista, this one is interactive. Now, from the icon, still located in the right lower corner, your computer will be able to tell whether wireless network is available. With one click on the icon, you will open an interactive window that will show you information about the network and even offer you a button for establishing connection, which we found it to be quite in handy. Also, in case you want to use a web-based environment to establish connection, it will run automatically.
Homegroup is a technology that has been long time sought by the inexperienced users whose wish has been to connect to the network all their available resources (whether they are located on logical or physical locations) without having to study about network technologies. They have come up with this option in order to simplify the sharing of information and resources between users in a network. This means that by accessing the location Home – network that has been set up by the first Windows 7 user – all of the users that are part of that network will have access to all of the resources marked as shared.

Managing Homegroup is surprisingly simple. It all comes down to selecting the documents and resources you want to be shared and generating a password that allows access to potential computers for the network. In other words, whoever knows the generated password will be able to connect the network. Thanks to the new concept concerning Libraries, the comparison of different documents from the same type but from different users has been quite simplified.
For the time being, only users with Windows 7 installed on their machines can enjoy the benefits from Homegroup. Behind this could very well be hiding advertizing aspirations whose sole purpose is to have as many as possible users turn to the new operating system and all of its benefits.

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