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Sharing resources
With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers.
Sharing drives and printers
With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers 
among the computers connected to the network.
After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can access them as 
though they were attached directly to your computer. Then you can:
•View a network drive
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Un-sharing drives and folders
To un-share drives or folders:  
1Click (Start), then click Computer.
2Right-click the drive or folder that you want to un-share, then click Share.
3Click Advanced Sharing, then click Share this folder (or drive) to uncheck the box.
4Click Apply, then click OK.
Sharing printers
To share printers:  
1Click (Start), then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
2Under Hardware and Sound, click Printer The Printers window...

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Creating a shortcut to a network drive
After a shortcut is created on a computer for a drive or folder 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, a shortcut is created on computer 2 to the Documents folder on computer 1. To 
access the Documents folder on computer 1 from computer 2, double-click shortcut icon.
To map a network drive:  
1Locate the drive or folder by completing the steps...

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Protecting Your Computer
•Hardware security
•Data security
•Security updates
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Hardware security
Although you may be able to replace your computer with a call to your insurance agent, you 
cannot replace the information stored on your computer. Take steps to prevent theft of your 
computer.
Kensington lock slot
The first step in computer security is preventing your computer from being stolen.
Attach a cable lock to the Kensington lock slot on your computer, then wrap the cable lock to 
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Protecting your computer from viruses
A virus is a program that attaches itself to a file on a computer, then spreads from one computer 
to another. Viruses can damage data or cause your computer to malfunction. Some viruses go 
undetected for a period of time because they are activated on a certain date.
Protect your computer from a virus by:
•Registering your copy of McAfee SecurityCenter and subscribing to the virus definition 
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2Click Scan. McAfee scans your computer for viruses and automatically removes any that 
it finds. When McAfee is finished scanning, the program displays a summary of the items 
detected and removed from your computer.
Updating your virus definitions
McAfee is set up to automatically retrieve the latest virus definitions from the Internet and install 
them on your computer. If you turn off this automatic feature, you should manually update your 
virus definitions.
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2Click Computer & Files. A list of services appears to the right of Computer & Files category.
3Click Configure in the services area. The Computer & Files Configuration screen opens.
4Click the grey Virus protection is enabled bar to expand that area, then click Advanced.
5Click the type of scan you want to configure, then set the options for that scan type.
6Click OK.
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Using McAfee Parental Controls
You can use McAfee Parental Controls to restrict your children from accessing specific Web sites 
or spending too much time on the Internet.
To use McAfee Parental Controls:  
1Click (Start), All Programs, McAfee, then click McAfee SecurityCenter. McAfee 
SecurityCenter opens.
2Click Parental Controls, then click Configure in the services area. The Parental Controls 
Configuration screen opens.
3Click the grey Parental controls are...