Cannot connect to homegroup

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vboese

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #1

Just upgraded my HP laptop to Windows 7. Connected to my other computers before under mshome.
Now it says it cannot connect to home group.
I have rechecked all the setting &bthey are all fine.
Please help.

 

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• Jan 12, 2009

• #2

Have you set up advanced sharing, mine looks like this and it all works fine.

 

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Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LLInno3D GeForce GTX260 216 SP

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Home Brew

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Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64

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Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16Ghz @ 3.8Ghz

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eVGA 750i FTW

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2x2Gigs Patriot PC2-6400 LL

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ASUS VW222U 22" 2ms Response time

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vboese

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• Jan 12, 2009

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Finnaly works

Played around til it let me make & join homegroup. Still do not know what to do with the password it gave me.
seems to work now.

 

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Mark Vincett

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• Jan 12, 2009

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vboese said:

Just upgraded my HP laptop to Windows 7. Connected to my other computers before under mshome.
Now it says it cannot connect to home group.
I have rechecked all the setting &bthey are all fine.
Please help.

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do the other pc have windows 7 on

 

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