Windows 7 HomeGroup Explained
A detailed post on Microsoft’s Engineering Windows 7 blog explains what HomeGroup — the new networking interface for Windows 7 which aims to make it easier to share printers, storage and media without hassle in a home environment — hopes to achieve. Given my experience with networking in Windows 7 to date, I’m a little sceptical of HomeGroup’s promises, but it’s a worthwhile read if you’re a Windows household sharing multiple machines.
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“Given my experience with networking in Windows 7 to date, I’m a little sceptical of HomeGroup’s promises”
Angus, would you care to elaborate on your comment?
There’ll be a longer piece on my Windows 7 experiences later this week — but suffice to say that the Network & Sharing Center crashing the very first time I opened it was not a good start!