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passwords for three computers or more
I thought I understood workgroups. When I started using Windows 7 Pro, a new laptop with windows 7 Home Premium, and Wifes Laptop using XP Home. During my attempt to get them all communitacing with each other I was able to get my desktop W7Pro talking to wifes XP, all though cannot get her talking to mine, W7 keeps asking for a password and user name, same thing with the W7 laptop. Each of the W7 computers wanted me to create a W7 password to be used with W7 computers. I have tried to set a username and password on eacho them without success. I seams when I am on the W7pro desk top I set a password for the laptop, go to the laptop to access the w7pro no luck, and visa versa. I think one of my problems is terminology, it appears I am going in circles. I have allways used workgroups in the past, now W7Pro wants me to use Homgroups, what is the difference. In all the attempts when I try to map the computers they all show up as part of the homegroup or workgroup, so the computers are seeing each other except for the W7Pro desk top can all ways see wifes XP laptop and add or copy files. If anyone out there can understand this would like some help.