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Below are steps you can do to share files/folders on Windows Vista:

1. Open Windows Explorer and choose folder’s location which contain files you want to share.
2. Right click on the folder and choose Share menu.
3. Add users list that will be permitted to share the file then hit Share button.
4. Sharing Items window will emerge, it means the folder is already shared.
5. After the folder being shared, Your folder is shared window will emerge.
6. Hit the Done button to close the window.
7. A shared folder will have an icon below the folder’s icon.

JLan Communicator is a software for chatting on local network. See this picture to know how to chat using JLan Communicator.

First enter your Bind address and Broadcast address. Bind Address is your IP address while the Broadcast address has “255″ suffix.

Click Connect button, and you are ready to chat, just like when chatting @ IRC.

PS: This program needs JRE, just watch for my previous article on how to install JRE.

JRE is software needed to make java applications can be executed on computer. To install JRE on your Vista computer, do these steps:

1. Download the JRE installer from http://java.sun.com.
2. Click 2X on the file.
3. Click Typical Setup and Accept on License Agreement Window.
4. Wait until installation process finished.