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Homegroup no longer working - confused!
I am running a Windows 7 64-bit desktop on a home network connected to 2 other desktops (one with the same OS as mine, the other with Win 7 32-bit) as well as 2 other laptops through a wireless router. My homegroup was working perfectly with all 5 computers until this morning.
I attempted to connect from my 64-bit system to the 32-bit desktop (as I do on a daily basis), however, I could no longer access any of the shared folders and Windows said on both computers that there was no homegroup set up. This is strange since we have been using the homegroup successfully for many months.
I ran the homegroup troubleshooter on both computers and synched the clocks as suggested to no avail.
I attempted to create a new homegroup on both computers but neither homegroup could see each other - each computer kept wanting to create a new homegroup. I subsequently left the newly created homegroups and rebooted both computers. I also reset both wireless cards and the router.
After searching on forums for an answer, I realised that one of my homegroup services had been stopped on my 64-bit machine, so I started that service again and rebooted.
Now when I log onto my 64-bit computer (named Jane for argument's sake) and attempt look at my homegroup settings, it says Jane-PC has created a homegroup on this network (see screenshot). Since I am Jane, this is weird; although it says I have created a homegroup, I can neither join, leave or enter the correct password for this homegroup. I have tried to enter the old as well as the new homegroup passwords. I hope this makes sense!
I am stuck, as now Jane-PC and all of my other computers can see the new homegroup but none of us can join it!
Is there any way of completely removing all records of a homegroup and starting again? e.g. in regedit?