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Sharing an optical drive Although your computer does not have an integrated optical drive, you can easily access software, install applications, and access data by sharing an optical drive connected to another computer in your network. Sharing drives is a feature of the Windows operating system that allows a drive on one computer to be accessible to other computers on the same network. NOTE: You must have a network set up in order to share an optical drive; refer to Networking on page 11 for additional information on setting up a network. NOTE: Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and therefore unusable through DVD or CD sharing. To share an optical drive: 1. From the computer with the optical drive you are sharing, select Start > Computer. 2. Right-click the optical drive you want to share, and click Properties. 3. Select the Sharing tab > Advanced Sharing. 4. Select the Share this folder check box. 5. Type a name for the optical drive in the Share name text box. 6. Click Apply, and then click OK. 7. To view the shared optical drive on your computer, select Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center. Sharing an optical drive 79

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Sharing an optical drive
Although your computer does not have an integrated optical drive, you can easily access software, install
applications, and access data by sharing an optical drive connected to another computer in your network.
Sharing drives is a feature of the Windows operating system that allows a drive on one computer to be
accessible to other computers on the same network.
NOTE:
You must have a network set up in order to share an optical drive; refer to
Networking
on page
11
for additional information on setting up a network.
NOTE:
Some discs, such as DVD movies and game discs, may be copy-protected and therefore
unusable through DVD or CD sharing.
To share an optical drive:
1.
From the computer with the optical drive you are sharing, select
Start
>
Computer
.
2.
Right-click the optical drive you want to share, and click
Properties
.
3.
Select the
Sharing
tab
>
Advanced Sharing
.
4.
Select the
Share this folder
check box.
5.
Type a name for the optical drive in the
Share name
text box.
6.
Click
Apply
, and then click
OK
.
7.
To view the shared optical drive on your computer, select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Network and
Internet
>
Network and Sharing Center
.
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