homegroup

I have a desktop (windows 7) connected to the internet wired. I also have a laptop (also windows 7 ) connected to the desktop through wireless homegroup. Homegroup location is set to home. File transfer in homegroup works fine. I also have ICS enabled on the desktop, on the lan connection which...

Hi all, am at my wit's end!! Have not installed any hardware of late and just started bluescreening every couple of minutes yesterday. DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL & And driver further down page is the tcpip.sys file Tried to install windows debugging tool to read dump file -...

I have set up a wi-fi network. My laptop has Win 7 home basic version. My desk top runs on XP and is hard wired to the wi-fi router.. I have used a belkins G level wi-fi router... all the laptops and the desktop are able to access the internet... 1. My WIN7 laptop is able to access my...

Hi, another homegroup problem here. Basically, I can create a homegroup on either of my two computers, but I can't join them. It'll just say 'there are no homegroups in this network'. I've followed all the instructions here, including disabling mcafee and norton which seems to be a commonly...

Can someone help me with a little problem I am having trying to get my homegroup setup on my main computer? From my understanding it is pretty simple (apparently not for me). I'm not getting the "join now" page when I go the homegroup in control panel. This is the only page I keep getting...

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Hi Guys, I have a problem with homegroup that someone I hope can help. I reinstalled my main PC, a total wipe etc. When it came to name the PC I took the offering of DAVID-PC, however the previous install I had called the PC DAVE-PC. Now when I try to create a homegroup it tells me that...

Hello Experts, My current Wifi Setup at home is extremely basic. I have a Wireless modem. This is password protected. I picked up a new Dell XPS laptop (64bit Win7 Premium) a couple of weeks ago and went through the basic setup of connecting to the Internet through the network wizard...

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I have two computers that have 7 Pro connected via homegroup, I want upgrade to Ultimate for bitlocker, will the computers still be able to connect via homegroup with bitlocker enabled. I am trying to encrypt my offline files which I am able to do through the sync center, but the files are still...

I have been through multiple forums and tried everything I can think of to fix this problem. I am setting up a new home network with 4 computers (3 laptops and 1 desktop). 2 Laptops are running Windows Vista connecting via wireless, 1 laptop running Windows 7 connecting via wireless, and the...

Environment: Desktop : Windows 7 Ultimate Laptop1 : Windows 7 Home Laptop2 : Windows 7 Ultimate Laptop1 can view and access the libraries on the Desktop. Laptop2 can see the libraries on the Desktop but can not access the folders. I'm not sure what to do here, I've tripple checked that...

Sharing and Saving Documents in non-default folders Hello, I have 3 computers. Computer A is a desktop runing Windows 7 Professional. Computer B is a desktop running Windows 7 Home Premium. Computer C is a laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium. FIOS is connected to Computer A. A...

Hi:), I have two computers networked with a router - Thanks to wonderful Randy's help :). I have set up a homegroup between the two and I can accesss the main computers library files from the second computer but I can not access the library files on the second computer from the main computer...

I have two computers. Dell Inspiron 560 (new this year) running Windows 7 64 bit and HP Slimline Media Center running Windows 7 32 bit (2007 model, i clean installed Win 7 on it). I ripped all my CDs to WAV on the Dell. I am using Homegroup. Installing Windows 7 on the HP was a nightmare...

I am still having a problem with my network setup. I am unable to see of ping ip or computer name from my windows 7 desktop to my windows 7 laptop. Laptop is on wireless. When connected wired everything works perfectly. I restored my laptop back to factory last night and started over enabling...

i have an odd dilemma here.. my friend and i live in a dorm together and want a homegroup via Ethernet plugged into his router. but the the router is not plugged into the wall because if we plug it in it turns the internet off and we cant use it for an hour. so i have a wifi card and so does he...

I have 2 questions, I am migrating an XP workgroup to 7. I have two new 7 machines, one sees all of the other computers on the network, the other one only see 1/2 of them. On the machine that only sees 1/2 of them, if i search with a Link Removed i can see them. Does anyone know why one...

Tonight discovered that my homegroup randomly and suddenly ceased to work, after working previously with no problems. After hours spent of my life I'm able to now leave the homegroup and start a new one, however I have a problem that continues to exist. On the Change Homegroup Settings page...

Hi all, Recently installed my new Linksys E1000n and having one heck of a time getting my LAN setup. I installed the Cisco Connect software on my Windows 7 system, which is connected directly to the E1000. Have internet access there. I also have a laptop that connects wirelessly to the E1000...