Windows 7 Homegroup
A Windows 7 Homegroup is the new version of a private
home network group or workgroup.
Computers must be running Windows 7 to participate in a homegroup. The feature is available in all versions of Windows 7 for use only on home networks.
Users of Windows 7 Starter and Basic editions cannot create a homegroup, but can only join one. A homegroup enables users to share files and printers on a home network more easily.
Users can share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers with other people in their homegroup.
When you set up a computer with Windows 7, a homegroup is created automatically if one doesn't already exist on your home network. If a homegroup already exists, you can join it. After you create or join a homegroup, you can select the libraries that you want to share.
You can prevent specific files or folders from being shared, and you can share additional libraries later. You can help protect your homegroup with a password, which you can change at any time.
Using a homegroup is one of the easiest ways to share files and printers on a home network, although there are other ways to do this.
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