Faster/more efficient solution to Connectify on Win7 Starter

Ndibu

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Hi everyone, so I decided to crawl out of my cave and get some help for my sad situation. Long story short, I have a Viao netbook running windows 7 starter and along with removing the ability to change desktop background wallpaper -___- Microsoft have also removed internet connection sharing from this most basic of the win7 family.

Up until now, my solution has been the pro edition of Connectify. I chose the pro edition because it allows me to share any internet connection via WiFi or Ethernet. It is however slow to start up and quite buggy at times, which is why I need help finding a better solution for my predicament. A cheap/free solution.

Is there another program out there in the interwebs that can do what connectify does? I'm especially interested in a solution that allows sharing via Ethernet but WiFi will do.

Also, I'm well aware of the "type ad hoc in the search bar" solution. That doesn't seem to work for me, my Xbox 360 needs infrastructure, not adhoc or something because it doesn't even show up on the list of available wifi's.

Please help me.
 
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They really aren't that expensive

Www . Dbg. Co. ZA

Cost of one XBox game

An Xbox game most of the time costs me R50 - R200 since I buy most of my games on SA Gamer or X360 Community SA second hand. Last time I bought a full priced game was Mortal Kombat. . .Armageddon... that's PS2.
But thank you both for the suggestion, I'll start ploughing the net for cheap routers.
 
late to the party here... I am on Win 7 Enterprise. I used the built in Intel My Wifi Utility software to run a WiFi hotspot from my laptop. If still relevant...hope this helps.
 
...and its free. I previously used the free version of Connectify but I did not like it.
 
If you don't have the software on your pc..you can search and download it
 
I gotta check this out. I would not mind the hassle if it means one less program on my pc. Might be a challenge for some.
 
Dear Ndibu , here is an alternative ..... Try "mhotspot" that's one word. It's easier to use and 100% free.

Step 1 : un revo-uninstalled software to uninstall connectify and traces of connectify left, revo will do this best.
Step 2 : install mhotspot
Step 3 : remember to share the internet connection, go to control panel and manage the connection , for example if it's "mobile connection6" proceed to set that connection to shared.
Step 4 : enjoy wifi hotspot generated by mhotspot

You choose your own wifi name own password no hustle no struggle.
Goodluck !!!
 
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