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Article: Operating systems. (Helpscreen).
- Article from:
- Australian PC World
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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Be a network setup wizard
Setting up a home network has often been the cause of a lot of hair-tearing and cursing. If you have a Windows XP computer in the household, the task is a lot easier. You still need to install network cards in each computer and connect them up to a suitable hub, but XP makes the software configuration simple.
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