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    Windows 7 Network folder and internet no connection after changing workgroup name.

    Hi, I mapped 2 network drives on my pc it was perfectly fine until i changed my workgroup name, the 2 network drives too slow to open and sometimes not responding. I also could not connect internet and unable to receive email. Flushing dns and unplugging LAN cable sometimes works but i don't...
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    Windows 7 Home network problem with second router

    I've run an Ethernet cable to a second floor bedroom router (TP-LINK TL-WR841ND) to give better network connectivity due to distance from the first floor access point, which is also a TL-WR841ND. This cable is connected from yellow LAN port on the secondary to yellow LAN port on the primary...
  3. Paulash

    Windows 10 Mixed Windows Environment Workgroup Issues

    I work at a small non-profit that is running about 30 computers that range from Windows 7 to Windows 8. We are connected through a multitude of routers as the connections were established piece by piece. We are trying to set up a Workgroup or anything we can do to try and set up a simple...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 cannot "see" Win XP on home network.

    I have a small home network of 2 XPs and some linux PCs. One of the XP PCs ( XP1, say ) has a printer. This printer is shared on the network and works OK. I've recently added a Windows 7 PC and made it use the same Workgroup as the others for networking purposes. All the Windows PCs can ping...
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    Windows 10 win10 is requiring network pw to access win 7 files

    mac, win 10 pc and win 7 pc are networked (home network - WORKGROUP). whenever i try to access the win 7 files from win 10, it ask for a network credentials pw. the mac, win 10, and win 7 computers all have the same login pw. other than that i have never assigned any other pw to either of...
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    Windows 10 unable to access syslogon folder on DC from windows 10 worgroup pc

    Hope someone can help me I have Windows 2003 server and domain control at home. Which has been working fine for years? All of my laptops/pc has been able to connect to it in the most part as they are joined to my AD. I however I got a new laptop a month ok which had windows 8.1 home installed...
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    Windows 7 Network breaks down after period of satisfactory running

    I have a networking problem which has persisted for many weeks no matter what I try to fix it. The basic setup has been running for 7 years without this issue. The network is a Flight Simulator with a main Windows 7 PC driving the Flight Sim software and also acting as a server for another four...
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    Windows 7 Homegroup Issue

    I recently built a new PC and now none of my computers can see each other on the Homegroup. We all have the same Workgroup name and are connected to the same network. The new PC was able to create a Homegroup, but the other ones cannot leave the Homegroup that they were a part of and files still...
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    Outlook cannot open .pst file which was in use by an unknown program

    We have a small "workgroup" network - 3 users, 3 computers running XP and MS Office 2003, 1 Buffalo TeraStation NAS, no servers On each PC, there is a U: drive mapped to the user's personal folder on NAS One of the users intermittently got an error when opening his Outlook "Unable to open your...
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    Windows 7 Changing Computer Name

    64-bit Win 7 Home Premium, workgroup pc (not domain). What are the problems/ramifications of changing a Computer Name? For example, how does windows handle existing shares? Thanks --David
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    Windows Time service doesn't start automatically on a workgroup computer that's running...

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    Windows 8 Workgroup connection problem

    I have a workgroup (versus homegroup) network through a linksys router. There are two mobile wifi clients Lapdog is an HP, Vista Home Surface is a MS Surface, RT 8.1 Two desktops are connected via Ethernet Office is Dell, Windows 8.1 and serves as a file server to the portables. Server...
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    Windows 10 Network Problem

    Anybody having problems getting Windows 10 to work on an existing Work group network? All of my Windows 7, Vista and XP machines real and virtual work fine. Windows 10 allows access from Windows 7 but Windows 10 opens the selected Windows 7 PC but when I select a folder it has an error. I've...
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    Windows 8 8.1 and XP in same Workgroup

    Alrighty, I have an 8.1 that refuses to see the XP connected to the same workgroup. The XP can see the 8.1 but requires a username and psw, though I have no idea what those could be. There is also a windows 7 involved but it's having no issues seeing anything. The 8.1 is being stubborn. I've...
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    Windows 7 Anonymous network traffic to public IPs

    Hi, I have windows 7 SP1 installed pcs in my office network belongs to workgroup. these system traffic shows through router(command: show ip accounting) that many public ip address is accessing ,which utilze my network bandwidth in large size.How can i block these traffic? Why happening these...
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    DNS issue in LAN - network slow down

    Hi All, Our network is in workgroup but not in domain because of most of the computers in the office are home edition operating systems. Though we have windows server 2012 as a file server. Our issue is the network slow, by analyzing I found the issue may be with the computers cannot identify...
  17. TheArtfulDodger

    Windows 8 Workgroup Sharing Problem in Win 8 & Win 7

    Hello: I am having no end of trouble with my network. Here's the setup: 1. BT Home Hub 5 Wi-Fi router, connected to Internet. 2. Desktop, Win 7 HP, x64, connected to router with Ethernet. 3. HP LaserJet printer, connected to router with Ethernet. 4. Netgear EX6200 AC1200 802.11ac Dual Band...
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    Windows 7 SQL application link disconnect

    Hi, I am beginning to feel lost and I need some help because I need to fix this problem I've been having at work. Basically, I have been having issues with my network drives, seems like after a certain amount of time computers are not able to see my other computers in the same workgroup, and...
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    Windows 8 Can't login with domain user

    Hi, I've just upgraded to 8.1. I was always able to login as a different user and use my work network user credentials i.e. workgroup\username. On this version I can do this. I can only add users once logged in and switch between them on the login screen. This version doesn't show the 'login...
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    Windows 7 Windows shared and sql connection drops

    Hello all, I am facing a problem, I can't seem to figure out in some of my workstations mainly running windows 7. So, I have two physical networks connected via vpn, and because I needed to have them resolve by name I had to set up a wins server and add it to all of my workstations for the...
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