TITLE: Turn on Network discovery and file sharing - c01707350
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Turn on Network Discovery and File Sharing on each computer that you want to access with the network. 

NOTE: If you are using an account that does not have administrator rights, you will be prompted several times by User Account Control for permission to continue.

1. Click Start, and then select My Home Network. The Network window opens and displays the following message: 
Network discovery and file sharing are turned off. Network computers and devices are not visible. Click to change... 

2. Click the message. A drop down list displays. 

3. Select "Turn on network discovery and file sharing".

NOTE: Network discovery and file sharing automatically turns off every time the computer restarts. After Windows Vista starts, you must repeat this step to access computers on the network.

4. When the "Network discovery and file sharing" window displays. Select "No, make the network that I am connected to a private network".

Computers detected on the network are displayed. Only computers with Network discovery and file sharing enabled are viewable.

5. To set up shared public folder, shared printing, and password protected shared folders, click Network and Sharing Center. 

NOTE: If you are using an account that does not have administrator rights, you will be prompted several times by User Account Control windows for permission to continue.

The Network and Sharing Center window displays. 

6. Click the down-arrow button to change the settings. 

Network discovery and File sharing must always be on or computers will not be able to detect each other on the network. Select from the following options: 

* Public folder sharing 
-Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open files. 
-Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can open, change and create files. 
-Turn off sharing.

* Printer sharing. Printer sharing is active only when a printer is detected.
-Turn on sharing. 
-Turn off sharing.
 
* Password protected sharing. Use password protected sharing when you wish to limit shared folders access to specific people.
-Turn on password protected sharing. 
-Turn off password protected sharing. 

* Media sharing 
-Turn on media sharing. 
-Turn off media sharing. 

Let me know once you are done.