network discovery

Hello, I have been googling this issue for a while now and searching these forums but have not found a solution. I have 4 computers all running Windows 7 64bit Ultimate. They have all been part of the same Homegroup for a while now and have worked fine. They all run the same Avast Free...

My Library has an icon I can’t get rid of. I have tried everything I can think of and can’ stop the icon from reappearing There must bea setting somewhere over-riding my settings. Here is what I have done. Created a HomeGroup and now when I go to Network and Sharing Center it says Joined...

This question is long and has been written about much in many strings in this and other forums. None have worked for me to date.:cool: I think that the issue may be that the provider of answers to these other similar questions seem to assume that the overall setup of the machine in question...

After windows recently updated on one of my win7 machines, i can no longer see the other 4 computers on my network. 2 win7 Pro machines & 3 XP, all in same workgroup. I can see the affected win7 machine from all the other computers and can even access its files, the affected machine can...

My new laptop running Windows 7 Professional and it is not easily recognizing other workgroup computers. When, and if, it does, it does not staying connected to other computers and a wireless printer on my workgroup. I have a desktop that is running Windows XP Home. It is sharing its printer and...

So today I started having this weird error message that my network mapped drive to the server downstairs was no longer functioning. The gist of it is that this setup has been functioning for months without hiccup or problem. The only thing that has changed is I recently converted my routers...

Very weird, but I can't see the computers on the workgroup in Windows 7 Home Premium. I know it's not the network, because I ran a 3rd party network diagnostic tool that shows me ALL the NetBios names and IP's of all the computers in the workgroup. I can also ping the IP and NetBios name...

I am trying to link up a DELL LAPTOP Home basic WIN 7 64bit OEM with a desktop running XP SP 3. The router is Quidway Huawei. I have run thru all the suggestions of putting Network discovery on etc and all the necessary services and options are ON. From the LAPTOP the DESKTOP PC is not...

Fixes an issue in which Windows Explorer crashes randomly if Network Discovery is enabled on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

I have just installed a second NIC in a Windows 7 box. NLA identifies the second network with the same name as the first which makes it impossible to change the Network Discovery settings separately from the first network. Is there any way to force NLA to identify the second card as a...

I have an acer aspire netbook(XP) and a desktop (windows 7) a thomson router and a printer.I had them working together in a network but it's broken. I can access my desktop from the netbook and internet access is ok from both and so is the printer, but I can't access the netbook from the...

I am having trouble connecting from my work Win XP (Pro) desktop machine to a new work Win 7 (Enterprise) desktop to sync my work files to it. The XP PC can see my personal Win 7 (ultimate) PC that was upgraded from Vista Ultimate. Win 7 to Win 7 is ok. I have read and followed a lot of posts...

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'd like to know if i can turn on network discovery and disable anyone from accessing my home folder even if they have the password..

I have a desktop and a laptop. I would like to get to the files on my desktop using my laptop when I don't want to be at my desk. If I go to "view network computers and devices" on my laptop I see my desktop listed as MOM-PC but when I click on it to open it I get "Windows cannot access...

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...

Hey there, bit of a problem here.. When i go "Control Panel - Network and Sharing Center - Advanced Sharing Settings" and try to enable the "file and printer sharing" and click OK, it doens't save it.. If i go there again, the settings have just reverted back to disabled.. Anybody have an idea...

Hi, Can someone help me connect to my other PC through WORKGROUP? I've done turning on the network discovery, file and printer sharing, sharing so anyone with network access can read and write..., & password protect. Here's a zip file, if you think you know it you can check it...

Hello Win 7 x64 I think this is a form of networking but if I should be in sodtware, kindly switch me to that forum. I have watched videos and read helps about the above but to no avail. I want to be able to work on a file or folder on my win 7 x64 desktop while at my win 7 x64 laptop. On...

hi,when i update my windows 7 to sp 1 doesn't show other computers in my wireless network and can't ping other PCs but when i connect to wired lan every thing work fine firewall is off,network discovery is on,no antiviruses has installed and microsoft security essentials is fully disable