User Manual (XP/Windows7)

150
Q
The Home Group function
(for the Windows 7 operating
system only)
A Home Group
is a function that
enables connecting all the computers
at home allowing users to access the
data on all computers as if accessing
the data on the local computer.
If you set the rst computer to use a
Home Group as a Home Network,
you can create a Home Group. A
second (and more) computer can
participate in the created Home
Group
. A password is required for
participation and you can conrm the
password on the rst computer.
This function is only available between
computers that have the Windows 7
operating system installed. If an older
operating system that Windows 7 is
installed on a computer, the computer
cannot create or participate in a
Home Group.
In addition, using the Home Group
function is restricted in the Windows
7 Starter
version because of the
operating system properties.