Diagnose And Repair

How to open the Network and Sharing Center in Windows Vista

Enable or disable the network icon which appears in the taskbar notification area

Connect to a wireless network on Windows Vista.

Connect to shared media. Listen to music, watch movies and view photos stored on other computers over your network

Connect to a hidden wireless network

An intro to the Network and Sharing Center. Learn how to use networking, share files, printers and more

Choose a network type, choose from Home, Work of Public.

Change your computer's name and description, for network use

Connect to a computer over your network, connect to shared hard drives and use shared printers

Stop a mapped network drive from connecting and remove it from the Computer window

Disable the public folder that's shared over the network

Enable or disable password protected sharing over your network

How to open the Network and Sharing Center in Windows Vista

Mange the wireless networks your computer connects to. Delete connections, change connection options, authentication...

Enable per use wireless connection profiles, enabling each user to connect to their own specified wireless network...

Map a shared drive or folder over the network to your computer. The folder or drive will appear in the "Computer"...

Share your music, pictures and videos to other computers and devices on your computer and network

Change who has access to your shared files and folders, and what level of access they have

Share folders and determine who has access, and what level of access. Also configure other sharing options

Stop sharing shared folders

Enable sharing printers over the network. (Vista)

Saving files to a network computer from an application

Use the sharing wizard to share additional folders…but configure specific settings

Use the sharing wizard to quickly and easily share additional folders

Enable network discoverability, file and printer sharing over your network

Change the domain or workgroup you're a member of

Find out your external IP address - whether you're connected directly to the internet or a through a router

Find out your local IP address - whether you're connected directly to the internet or a through a router