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I've heard a lot of people say how easy and simple it is to join computers to a home group. However, I see here that a lot of other people are having similar problems to mine.
Problem: Unable to join any of my computers to a home group. The problem exists in both directions. I can create the home group on either computer; the other computers can detect the home group, but cannot join. “Windows cannot create Home Group on this computer.”
PC1 HP Pavilion DV6000 Laptop | Windows 7 Home Premium 32 Bit Service Pack 1
PC2 Dell Inspiron620 Desktop | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit Service Pack 1
PC3 Dell XPS 410 Desktop | Windows 7 Home Premium 32 Bit Service Pack 1
Users:
administrator account on both computers, same password
Network Configuration: D-Link DIR 825 Wireless Router
All computers are in the same "workgroup" and set to "Home network".
Symptoms:
1. Home Group is detected on all computers, but none of the computers are able to join it. For the most part, I receive the ‘Windows cannot create home group on this computer.
Currently, the Dell Inspiron is displaying an ‘incorrect password’ message. I made sure that the password is exactly the same as the computer where the home group was created.
I’ve deleted the idstor.sst file with no results. I’ve stopped and started the home group services to no avail.
I appreciate all of the suggestions in advance.