http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/ Engadget Comments for Windows 7 Starter comes with hidden wireless connection sharing http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 5:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 5:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
Haha!]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 5:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/They did tell you: first you download Chrome OS...]]>Dec 7th 2009 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
From the PCWorld Link...
""You're licensed to use ad hoc networking ... you're [just] not licensed to use the shortcut in this dialog [in Windows 7 Home Premium]," Rivera wrote in this blog. "To access the wizard that this link normally points to, simply Start Menu search for 'adhoc'."

And from the withinwinows link...

"On Windows 7 Starter Edition, the “Set up a wireless ad hoc network” link in the dialog above is missing. That’s the licensed “feature” you’re missing out on. I repeat: You’re licensed to use ad-hoc networking. You’re not licensed to use the shortcut in this dialog. To access the wizard that this link normally points to, simply Start Menu search for ‘adhoc’. It’s a lot of work, I know."

Congrats on your major fail!]]>Dec 7th 2009 6:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
Starter >= FAIL]]>Dec 7th 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
In other news I am buying a bicycle coz my car comes with a stereo whereas the sales dude told me it would not be there!

]]>Dec 7th 2009 5:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
for people who just want to click on big pretty icons on the desktop...
]]>Dec 7th 2009 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
Actually, I'm still using Starter on my netbook, and I don't have any problems with it.

Sure, it took about 5 minutes to find the hack to let me change the background image, but other than that I've not found anything I wanted to do that I couldn't, given the hardware limitations.

If Windows 7 Starter knocks 30-40 dollars off of the retail price of a Netbook, it's a great deal for the functionality.]]>Dec 7th 2009 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
I even logged in which i never do, to tell you that I'm going to print it and put it on my wall - phrase of the day.]]>Dec 7th 2009 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
Oh what?]]>Dec 7th 2009 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
I can run Windows 7 starter on my netbook, and I do - because you know, I can do useful stuff with it.

Like view, edit, and create Word and Excel documents, view AutoCAD drawings, play Baldur's Gate 2, surf, etc. I can be productive for work when I need to be, and have fun when I don't want to pull out my behemoth desktop replacement traveling companion.

I see the missing requirement of knowing dozens of command line switches as an ancillary benefit.]]>Dec 7th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Whatever works. I run Win7 Ultimate on my full size mostly for gaming but I find that WINE under Debian on my netbook runs most of the programs I need to on Windows.]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
http://web1.twitpic.com/img/47925134-dbf2824399015314af6c54e30567b6d6.4b1d0af3-full.png

Looking at my 7 Ultimate, it's there too.

]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
What's your point? No one said it wasn't there in Home Premium. This article deals with Starter....]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
You fail. Read the article.]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/And Chrome what???OS? But this is a browser!]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 10:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Dec 7th 2009 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
Of course they did. Nevermind that when I tried Chrome OS on my netbook it didn't even recognize my wireless adapter, rendering the entire expedition pointless.

But yeah, I guess some of our friendly neighborhood Engadget authors would rather stare at a pre-alpha build of a Browser than a functional OS. So long as they can be snarky I guess that'll be enough to get them through the rough spots.]]>Dec 7th 2009 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Your Last 2 comments were JUST STUPID. Plain stupid even for an editor or whatever you are. That makes no sense. You can't even compare XP home and Chrome OS. The Chrome OS is nothing but a Browser with access to applications stored on Google's Servers. Next time use reasoning and know that you are talking to Educated people who actually take time to read and research. Idiot!

/end Rant]]>Dec 7th 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/Vladislav, ty dolboeb kakoj-to.]]>Dec 7th 2009 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
What a lame statement. It's equivalent of buying the base model car and complaining it doesn't have a power moonroof and scolding the manufacturer for predatory behavior because they left it available only to higher trim models.]]>Dec 7th 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/windows-7-starter-comes-with-hidden-wireless-connection-sharing/
Actually it's more like trading down to a Yugo with three wheels because the manufacturer hid the switch to your power moon roof under some Saran wrap.]]>Dec 7th 2009 5:56PM