Wireless W7/Vista Homegroup sharing network suddenly doesnt work


  1. provlima
    Posts : 101
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    Wireless W7/Vista Homegroup sharing network suddenly doesnt work


    I have a wireless network setup comprising of a Windows 7 desktop and a Vista laptop

    Everything worked fine but I suddenly have found that my computer sharing network setup is no longer working.



    When I try to access my Desktop PC from my laptop the Desktop Computer PC icon shows,but when I click on it I get a message
    “Windows cannot access Desktop Windows has sent the request to the DNS server and that name was unknown"

    When I try to access the laptop from my Desktop’s Windows7 (control panel>network sharing center) the Laptop icon no longer shows as it did previously.


    Any suggestions on what is wrong and how to fix the problem greatly appreciated!
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  3. seavixen32
    Posts : 7,730
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
       New #2

    If all computers on your network are using Windows 7 you need to use a Homegroup.

    If you have computers with earlier versions of Windows on your network, all the computers need to be in a Workgroup.

    Networking home computers running different versions of Windows
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