Recent content by Nokie

I need to add that in step 2, after renaming back to the original computer name, a 2nd reboot is necessary.

The different passwords was just the process of having both computers leave the homegroup and then rejoining the homegroup and letting the homegroup process generate a new password for that homegroup. Anywho, the good news is that I found a solution (see my previous post). I appreciate your...

SOLUTION!!! I'm not sure what voodoo is going on here, but here's a 2-step process that worked on my machine to clear the username/ password problem. Step 1: I changed the computer name on the offending machine (the computer asking for the username and password) by removing one character. For...

Thanks but I'm afraid that doesn't do the trick. When I said I tried leaving both username and password blank and entering various username and password combinations of one or the other and both, entering no password was one of those various combinations.

Thanks for the thoughts. A windows update did indeed take place between the time it was working and the time it wasn't. I restored the laptop computer to it's pre-update state but that did not do the trick. It still asks for the username and password when I want to access files on the desktop...

I'm having the same problem. My homegroup, consisting of a desktop pc and laptop, was working fine in both directions 2 days ago. Today, if I click into the homegroup on the laptop I'm asked for a username and password. I've tried leaving both fields blank, entering various username and password...