homegroup

Hello, Recently we changed a pc in our office to windows 7. Every time the PC is restarted windows 7 identifies an "unidentified network" other than the home group we have setup. The problem is that LAN works perfectly but the PC is unable to connect to the internet. how can i fix this issue...

Hi, I have two computers running Windows 7 Ultimate. They both connect via a Router, one wirelessly and one wired. They are both on the same workgroup but I cannot for the life of me get them to network with each other, either via opening up Explorer or by connecting them both to the same...

I have 3 laptops, lap1, lap2, and lap3, connected via a wireless network. All 3 laptops belong to the same 'Homegroup'. All 3 laptops are listed under "Network" but lap1 cannot connect to lap2 (and vice versa) whereas lap3 can interface to both lap1 and lap2 (and vice versa). Lap1 lists only...

I have noticed that if someone on the homegroup erases a directory, that directory keeps showing up in the homegroup listings on the rest of the homegroup. How do I get these directores to stop showing? Thanks. :)

Hello, For a week or so I bought a wifi router from my internet operator and since then,the wifi network says "no internet access". I called the internet provider and they said that it's from my computer and that everything is fine from the company's side. My laptop is a Dell inspiron 1525. I...

Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to access the root of a drive after you leave HomeGroup in Windows 7 Release Candidate. Additionally, in this scenario, you receive an error message. More...

I have a new laptop and it connected to home network and can browse internet with no issue. What I can't do is print from that laptop to the printer that is connected to the desktop. 1) In "network and sharing center" I can see the desktop "MOM-PC" but when I click on it I get the note...

Hi, i recently notived that i cannot see my current logged in User on the network either in Homegroup or on the network itself. I can share other folders and files and see them but not my user...any ideas? Thanks

Following the steps in the ‘Homegroup’ tutorial on this site, I reach point 7, where it tells me to click on the ‘Join now,’ button. However, that button doesn’t appear on the screens of either machine that I want to network? Opening the homegroup troubleshooter, I get a message telling me...

I have an issue which I can't find anything obvious on. I have 4 Windows 7 machines, 1 x W7 Pro, 2 x W7 Home Premium & 1 x W7 Starter all in the same Homegroup. The W7 Pro machine can see all the others under Homegroup in Windows Explorer All 3 of the others can see each other in the same way...

Problem networking Desktop + Laptop Problem: Desktop can access laptop. Laptop cannot access desktop. Whether both are hard wired into the router, or just the desktop is. What I can do so far: Oddly enough, after going into the Network sharing center and turning off all PUBLIC sharing options...

I'm trying to network 2 computers together in our office. The computers are HP's P6000. When I go to computer A I can see the folders on computer B.And it's the same when I go to B I can see A but I can't access any files. I keep getting the I don't have permission prompt to access the computer...

Folks, I have been trying for months to get my Macbook talking to my W7 workstation. Finally today I devoted some proper time to gather some significant evidence, in the hope that someone smart out there can help as I am sick to the back teeth with this problem!!! Below I have written a long...

I have 5 PCs all running Win7 Home Premium or better, on a router that is not connected to the internet. I am using a "regular" network to share files among all of them (in their public folders). Every computer can share files with the others, except one. The "bad" one can be seen be the...

Currently I have an internal network (no internet access), with a few XP workstations conencted via a hub, working fine. When I added a Win 7 computer, it cannot connect to the network. It says "unidentified network" and when I run troubleshooter, result is "does not have a valid IP...

Hello All, I have a problem printing over WIFI to a printer connected to another PC on my home network. PC-1 can see PC-2 & other connected pcs and devices in network explorer but cannot connect to it. When attempting to connect with PC-2 I get Error code: 0x80070035, the network path was not...

Trying to get two computers running on one IP through a simple dynex switch. Can comp 2 mimic the ISP's address? Edit: Or could I manually assign the homegroup an IP for the ISP and split it from there like a router? Trying to do this without a router.

Hello Am I using peer to peer when I am using homegroup? If not, which is the more secure? Thank you

Hi folks - Windows 7 newbie and first time poster here. Link Removed - Invalid URL I turned on IIS and configured a web site with no problem. However, adding an FTP site always produces an "Authentication Required" window when testing. Tried multiple combinations including "Anonymous/Basic"...

Hi Everyone I have a problem that I simply cant get around. Its quite hard to define the problem with catchphrases to google a solution, and the strings I have used hasnt given me any fruitful results yet. So I will try here and hopefully one of you can guide me in the right direction...