Homegroup died after router upgrade

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  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #11

    Recreating the HomeGroup fixed it for me.

    I also deleted all the files in

    C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking

    on all 3 PC's.. all can access each other now.
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  2. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #12

    Dion250 said:
    Recreating the HomeGroup fixed it for me.

    I also deleted all the files in

    C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking

    on all 3 PC's.. all can access each other now.
    Thanks for pointing that out Dion250, that fix is number 4 in my Homegroup trouble shooting list.

    Homegroup issues
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  3. Posts : 30
    W7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #13

    I don't have any problems networking, i can ping each system and transfer files from the shared folders. I just can't get my laptop to see the desktop in the homegroup. Everytime i delete and recreate the homegroup on both systems the laptop keeps saying it's not in a homegroup after it successfully joined with my desktop. I'll try deleting the files in C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking and see if that works.
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  4. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #14

    kormath said:
    I don't have any problems networking, i can ping each system and transfer files from the shared folders. I just can't get my laptop to see the desktop in the homegroup. Everytime i delete and recreate the homegroup on both systems the laptop keeps saying it's not in a homegroup after it successfully joined with my desktop. I'll try deleting the files in C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking and see if that works.
    You may need to do that for all of your Homegroup machines.
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  5. Posts : 30
    W7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #15

    I deleted all files/folders in that directory. Had to stop services first to delete everything. Then rebooted each machine. Network and Sharing Center says this laptop belongs to a homegroup still, but when i click the link for the homegroup from the Computer window, it says no homegroup computers are availabe form this laptop. The desktop can still see this laptop in the homegroup.

    Thanks for all the ideas and tips so far, anything else I can try or should i wipe this laptop and go from there?

    Update:
    I got bored and wiped the computer anyway. Now during the windows installation when I type in the homegroup password it spins the circle for a bit then gives a cartoon bubble with a red X and says Windows cannot set up a homegroup on this computer. Oh and I reimiged it with Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit instead of 64 bit Home Premium that was factory installed.
    Last edited by kormath; 23 Oct 2010 at 17:47. Reason: updating
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  6. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #16

    All I can suggest is too completely uninstall Norton as it's famous for causing problems like this.
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  7. Posts : 30
    W7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #17

    I finally figured it out after needlessly wiping my laptop and spending good money on MS support, luckily they're giving me a refund since they didn't resolve the problem.

    For some reason all of my sharing folders had been disabled on my desktop, except the ones that I manually set up to share. It dawned on me when i was redoing all the steps you awesome helpful people have advised and I noticed that when I chose the items to share in the homegroup setup they wouldn't stay checked off.

    To fix it i had to manually go into each folder I wanted to share in the homegroup and choose the "Share with Homegroup (Read/Write)" option. Now all of my folders on the desktop are visible from my other computers in the homegroup.

    Thanks again for all the help guys!
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  8. Posts : 1
    windows 7 home and pro 64 bit and 32 bit
       #18

    Have you figured out how to get your home-group up and working. I have the exact same problem. I can see my laptops but cannot see my desktop. I upgraded to a Belkin N last week. It almost has to be something with the router. I cant waste my days anymore trying to figure it out. I hope someone smarter than me can find an answer. Wayne
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  9. Posts : 30
    W7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #19

    wround00 said:
    Have you figured out how to get your home-group up and working. I have the exact same problem. I can see my laptops but cannot see my desktop. I upgraded to a Belkin N last week. It almost has to be something with the router. I cant waste my days anymore trying to figure it out. I hope someone smarter than me can find an answer. Wayne
    If you read the post above yours the fix is listed there. Simply put my sharing settings were messed up somehow, I had to share each folder I wanted on the home group manually and now it works fine.
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  10. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #20

    kormath said:
    I finally figured it out after needlessly wiping my laptop and spending good money on MS support, luckily they're giving me a refund since they didn't resolve the problem.

    For some reason all of my sharing folders had been disabled on my desktop, except the ones that I manually set up to share. It dawned on me when i was redoing all the steps you awesome helpful people have advised and I noticed that when I chose the items to share in the homegroup setup they wouldn't stay checked off.

    To fix it i had to manually go into each folder I wanted to share in the homegroup and choose the "Share with Homegroup (Read/Write)" option. Now all of my folders on the desktop are visible from my other computers in the homegroup.

    Thanks again for all the help guys!
    This is standard procedure for sharing files and folders on Windows 7.

    This turorial explains how to set up permissions on file and folders.

    https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ns.html?filter
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