Right click the wireless icon in the taskbar and left click Open Network Connections
The Network Connections Window will open

Right click Local Area Connection (NOT the wireless connection) in the list
Left click Properties
Left click the Advanced tab
Put a tick against Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection
Left click OK
Close the Network Connections window.

A box will tell you that “....your LAN adaptor will be set to use IP address 192.168.0.1.......” - left click the Yes button.

Close the Network Connections Window.

Now boot up the other PC(s) and watch as the little wireless icons lose the red cross and tell you that your PC’s are connected.

If they don’t connect, left click the wireless icon and left click Repair.

If they say that they are connected but the connection doesn’t actually work, left click the wireless icon and left click the Support Tab. If the Address Type is “Automatic Private Address” then click the Repair button and check again when it has finished. The Address Type should then be “Assigned by DHCP”.

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