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Using the Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP

In this section you will learn how to establish a network at home or work, using

Microsoft

Windows XP.

Note:

Please refer to websites such as

and

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000

for information about networking computers using

Windows 2000.

Go to

Start>Control Panel>Network Connections

Select

Set up a home or small office network

Networking Basics

When this screen appears,

Click Next.

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Please follow all the instructions in this window:

Click

Next

.

In the following window, select the best description of your computer. If your computer connects to

the internet through a gateway/router, select the second option as shown.

Click

Next

.

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Enter a

Computer description

and a

Computer name

(optional.)

Click

Next

.

Enter a

Workgroup

name.

All computers on your network should have

the

same

Workgroup name.

Click

Next

.

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Please wait while the

Network Setup Wizard

applies the changes.

When the changes are complete, click

Next

.

Please wait while the

Network Setup Wizard

configures the computer.

This may take a few minutes.

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In the window below, select the option that fits your needs. In this example,

Create a Network Setup

Disk

has been selected.

You will run this disk on each of the computers on your network. Click

Next

.

Insert a disk into the Floppy Disk Drive, in this case drive

A.

Click

Next

.