Need help connecting two w7 machines

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  1. ckmerc
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    Need help connecting two w7 machines


    One Desktop PC & One Wireless Laptop PC both running W7 Home Premium. Would like to just connect these PCs together. Desktop is wirred to a DSL router. Both PCs are able to connect to the Internet but can't seem to find eachother.

    I know this should be simple..but I can't seem to get this to work. I just want to share the files and the printer on my desktop with my laptop. My laptop can't seem to see my Desktop in Network settings...

    Would really appreciate anyone's help here...thanks!!
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  3. DocBrown
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    Did you turn on Discovery in Network & Sharing Center ?
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  4. myzr7
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    Why can?t I join a homegroup?
    First link is for homegroup and second is workgroup. Homegroup is for pc's running win7 only.
    Networking home computers running different versions of Windows
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  6. ckmerc
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    Yes..."Turn on network discovery" is on for both computers... On my desktop PC..I can see my other laptop PC but can't right click on it...it is greyed out...
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  7. DocBrown
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    Are the on the same workgroup ?
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  8. ckmerc
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    OK..I noticed on my desktop PC that my Network name reads:
    Network
    Internet Access

    My laptop reads
    meadoa
    Internet Access

    How can I be on two different networks?
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  10. DocBrown
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    Start >> type workgroup in the search box

    choose Change workgroup name

    Make both the same
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  11. ckmerc
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    Both Workgroups have alwasy been the same
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  12. DocBrown
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    Can you do some screen snips ?
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  13. ckmerc
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    Sure..thanks for your help!! one sec
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