HomeGroup password is incorrect.

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wangchangqiu

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I have two PCs on the same network,and I test HomeGroup in the following steps on Win7 build 7000.

1. Create a homegroup on PC a

a. Goto Control Panel->Network and Internet->NetWork and Sharing Center

Make sure :

(1) The network is Home network, not Work or Public
(2) The Tag of HomeGroup is Ready to create, and click it

b. Click Create now button, and follow the instructions and finish it.

2. join homegroup on PC b

a. Goto Control Panel->Network and Internet->HomeGroup, and click join now button.

b. And now I can see the following prompt, "* has create a homegroup that you can join", * is the user name of my PC a.

c. Click join now button, input the password generated by creating homegroup on PC a.

d. Show the prompt saying the password is incorrect.

I can guarantee the password is the one generated on PC a.

I have ran out of ideas, anyone got a suggestion?
 

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OS
win7
Silly question, but were you sure to enter the password with the proper case sensitivity?
 

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Windows 7 Build 7057
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Phenom 9600
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EVGA 730a
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8GB Corsair
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Onboard graphics
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Samsung LN-46a650
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Seagate 1.5TB
If I am very sure about it, and I also change the password to "abc123456", still it prompts the error of incorrect password.

Any suggestion?
 

My Computer

OS
win7
Hi wangchangqiu and welcome to the forum!

Please go to Control Panel>HomeGroup
Click on "view or print home group password"
If your passwords as you claimed checks out, next step is just to change the password and use the new password, then try again.

If that fails for some reason, run the Troubleshooting in Control Panel>Troubleshooting>HomeGroup

Please let us know how it turns out for yah;)
 

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Custom Build
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Windows 7 Build 7048 x64
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Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+
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EMX-AMD750G-PRO
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4 x 1GB Kingston 400MHz 6-6-6-18 (800MHz)
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do both of your accounts on each pc have passwords set for the user account? do they have share privledges?
 

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CUSTOM
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XP/win7 x86 build 7127
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Athlon64 X2 DUAL 4200+ 2.21ghz
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Nvidia 6800GT
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nvidia
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19' LCD
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MS Wireless
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fassssssssst
NosferatuX said:
Hi wangchangqiu and welcome to the forum!

Please go to Control Panel>HomeGroup
Click on "view or print home group password"
If your passwords as you claimed checks out, next step is just to change the password and use the new password, then try again.

If that fails for some reason, run the Troubleshooting in Control Panel>Troubleshooting>HomeGroup

Please let us know how it turns out for yah;)
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I do the Troubleshooting on the PC wants to join HomeGroup, and found the issue of "You are not connected to a homegroup"

And do the Troubleshooting on the PC created HomeGroup, and do not find any issue.
 

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OS
win7
Digger said:
do both of your accounts on each pc have passwords set for the user account? do they have share privledges?
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Both PCs have passwords set for the current user.

And could you please say it more detailed how to check share privilege?
 

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OS
win7
ok one more test..
can create homegroup on Comp b (this is of course deleting the homegroup on A...)
and see if you can join Homegroup B??
 

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wished it worked in 7, SUSE for that matter though
Same issue here.

I'm having the exact same issue here. To make matters even more fun, I cannot get my video library, which is available via network drive, to share. The computer that owns the home group shows all the videos there. I can play the videos from that computer fine, but I can't get it to communicate ANYTHING to any other computer/device (PS3) on the network.
 
AnthonyAlmighty said:
I'm having the exact same issue here. To make matters even more fun, I cannot get my video library, which is available via network drive, to share. The computer that owns the home group shows all the videos there. I can play the videos from that computer fine, but I can't get it to communicate ANYTHING to any other computer/device (PS3) on the network.
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AA

Hi and welcome to seven forums

We could use more info on your sys specs, and networking setup to help you. could you tell abt them?

Ken
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
AA

Without any info abt your setup Im thinking its a permissions problem between win 7 and the other devices. Where is the media stored? who owns it on that machine? what users are comman to both machines?, etc

Ken
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
zigzag3143 said:
AA

Hi and welcome to seven forums

We could use more info on your sys specs, and networking setup to help you. could you tell abt them?

Ken
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System is an IBM T61 with Intel chipsets--very standard. Windows 7 build 7100 on AT&T 2WIRE wireless network router, no configuration changes on the router.

Computer A: HP Pavillion DV9000 running Windows 7 build 7100; connected to 2Wire wireless network; owns the HomeGroup. I have changed the password on the HomeGroup manually.

Computer B: IBM T61; Windows 7 build 7100; connected to 2Wire wireless network; attempting to join the HomeGroup.

Computer C: Old HP Laptop; Ubuntu Jaunty Server 9.04; connected to 2Wire wireless network; Samba sharing out my video files.

What else do you need?

The other device on the network is a PS3. With WinXP I had media sharing enabled and was streaming video content to the machine as a movie jukebox. I did load "PS3 Media Player" on Computer A, and it shared out the LOCAL files correctly.
 
wangchangqiu said:
If I am very sure about it, and I also change the password to "abc123456", still it prompts the error of incorrect password.

Any suggestion?
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Under Network and Sharing center, switch to "Work network" and then switch back to "Home network" and then when you go to set up your HomeGroup it will give you a password.
 

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OS
Windows 7
OMG

idk if u guys care about this anymore or still have this issue heheh i just registered to tell U my experience on this "wrong HG password " crap
so i was reading, and used the troubleshooter to see if there was something wrong with my network apparently not but the i got this error saying that i must check the DATE & TIME for my two comps(at this point im like WTF? ) so i check out the time on my lappy and my desk both times were the same BUT the DATE wasnt i changed the date on the laptop and boom. its now working idk if this helps but heck it worked for me XD

cheers:p
 

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Asus G50Vt-X5
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Win 7 X64 Ultimate
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Core 2 Duo 7450 2.43 OC
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Nvidia GeForce 9800M GS
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Realtek HD audio
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Hi all I did as adzx suggested and hey presto! the time on my laptop to my desktop was out by 20 seconds....!How sensitive....!
 

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Dell Inspiron 575
OS
Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Same repair worked here. With two computers both synchronized to time.windows.com
 

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Windows 7
I'm having the same issues with this incorrect password, though a little to note... my computer "PC1" can create the group fine, my gf's pc "PC2" can see the homegroup but when joining it with the correct password, it states it is incorrect. When we both leave the homegroups (and restart) I cannot see the homegroup she creates, even after restarting.

Another note, the time is adjusted and synchronized as well. To make things even more interesting, she just reformatted and installed a fresh copy of Win 7 on her machine.. I'm a little stuck here.

fiOs router ultraline series 3 9100EM router

PC1 - Win 7 x64bit AMD Phenom II x4 / 4gig ram etc
PC2 - Win 7 x64bit AMD x2 / 2 gig ram etc

Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm almost to the point of throwing a new Network card into her computer to see if that resolves the issues.
 

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OS
Windows 7
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