IPv6 is on, but can't join homegroup!

Hey everyone!

So I recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bits on my computer.

When I go in the control panel, to create a homegroup, it asks me what I want to share, then I click on next, and it says it won't create a homegroup because I need to have Internet Protocol V6 (IPv6) activated.

So I went to the network and sharing center, in the CP, change adapter settings, right-clicked on my connection, clicked on properties, and, yes, IPv6 was on.
So I tried again and it still won't work. I tried turning it off, trying it again then turning it back on again, nothing. I updated my driver for the Ethernet, still won't work.

So I tried creating a homegroup on another computer, it worked, but I can't join on my computer for same reason.

Anyone have this problem?

shawn10 said:

Hey everyone!

So I recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bits on my computer.

When I go in the control panel, to create a homegroup, it asks me what I want to share, then I click on next, and it says it won't create a homegroup because I need to have Internet Protocol V6 (IPv6) activated.

So I went to the network and sharing center, in the CP, change adapter settings, right-clicked on my connection, clicked on properties, and, yes, IPv6 was on.
So I tried again and it still won't work. I tried turning it off, trying it again then turning it back on again, nothing. I updated my driver for the Ethernet, still won't work.

So I tried creating a homegroup on another computer, it worked, but I can't join on my computer for same reason.

Anyone have this problem?

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Shawn

Haven't heard of that problem but you dont have to use homegroup to network. You can use workgroup. That would also avoid the IPv6 problem because workgroup doesn't need it and workgroup is easier to share.

Hope this helps

Ken

One thing that may be causing problems with this is if you are using a router/switch between the Windows 7 machines in a potential homegroup the router/switch has to be compatible with IPv6.

some older hardware may not be fully compatible and this produce an error

Workgroup?

Is workgroup the same thing as public folder sharing, as seen in Windows Vista? I am very familiar with the Start, Network feature in Vista and I have seen this in Windows 7. What is the difference between workgroup and homegroup? I wanted to create a homegroup because I thought it would be easier to share media and files around the 8 computers in the house.

My hardware is pretty decent. I bought this new ``Biostar`` motherboard a couple of months ago on TigerDirect, and my router is a Belkin N+, which I bought this summer, around mid-July at Futureshop.

The computer I used to create the workgroup has a 6-year old wireless adapter card in it, and it worked. My computer, with the Biostar motherboard (lol), is wired to the router... the only problem is the IPv6... is there something to configure in the router in order to make it work?

I took screenshots and attached them to this post. Thanks!!

shawn10 said:

Is workgroup the same thing as public folder sharing, as seen in Windows Vista? I am very familiar with the Start, Network feature in Vista and I have seen this in Windows 7. What is the difference between workgroup and homegroup? I wanted to create a homegroup because I thought it would be easier to share media and files around the 8 computers in the house. Both win 7 and vista have sharing of public folders. the difference between workgroup and homegroupis that workgroup can funtion in envirnments where there are servers and controllers. Homegroup cant. homegroup needs IPv6 and workgroup doesn't. In terms of connecting a home network it has turned out that the workgroup is easier. Also IPv6 isnt even being used YET and older devices cant handle it

My hardware is pretty decent. I bought this new ``Biostar`` motherboard a couple of months ago on TigerDirect, and my router is a Belkin N+, which I bought this summer, around mid-July at Futureshop.

The computer I used to create the workgroup has a 6-year old wireless adapter card in it, and it worked. My computer, with the Biostar motherboard (lol), is wired to the router... the only problem is the IPv6... is there something to configure in the router in order to make it work? If you are in a workgroup it doesnt even need to be on

I took screenshots and attached them to this post. Thanks!!

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As to what is preventing you from networking in homegroup (or is it a workgroup now) im not sure of yet.

Are both computers able to access the internet?

Is this a typical setup cable modem>router>pC's

thanks

Ken

zigzag3143 said:

shawn10 said:

Is workgroup the same thing as public folder sharing, as seen in Windows Vista? I am very familiar with the Start, Network feature in Vista and I have seen this in Windows 7. What is the difference between workgroup and homegroup? I wanted to create a homegroup because I thought it would be easier to share media and files around the 8 computers in the house. Both win 7 and vista have sharing of public folders. the difference between workgroup and homegroupis that workgroup can funtion in envirnments where there are servers and controllers. Homegroup cant. homegroup needs IPv6 and workgroup doesn't. In terms of connecting a home network it has turned out that the workgroup is easier. Also IPv6 isnt even being used YET and older devices cant handle it

My hardware is pretty decent. I bought this new ``Biostar`` motherboard a couple of months ago on TigerDirect, and my router is a Belkin N+, which I bought this summer, around mid-July at Futureshop.

The computer I used to create the workgroup has a 6-year old wireless adapter card in it, and it worked. My computer, with the Biostar motherboard (lol), is wired to the router... the only problem is the IPv6... is there something to configure in the router in order to make it work? If you are in a workgroup it doesnt even need to be on

I took screenshots and attached them to this post. Thanks!!

Click to expand...

As to what is preventing you from networking in homegroup (or is it a workgroup now) im not sure of yet.

Are both computers able to access the internet?

Is this a typical setup cable modem>router>pC's

thanks

Ken

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Yeah, cable modem, then router, then computers

s

can both computer access the internet?

please type this in search cmd>ipconfig /all and take a screenshot of the output. You can also use the built in snipping tool by typing snipping tool in search.

You can upload it by using the attachment icon(shaped like a paperclip) in the reply form

thanks

Ken

zigzag3143 said:

s

can both computer access the internet?

please type this in search cmd>ipconfig /all and take a screenshot of the output. You can also use the built in snipping tool by typing snipping tool in search.

You can upload it by using the attachment icon(shaped like a paperclip) in the reply form

thanks

Ken

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Sure, yes they can all access the internet perfectly fine. What is this `prefered` thing beside the IPv4 adress?

Solution

Thanks Ken! But I found a solution to my problem. Apparently, not sure why, but Windows did not change the settings in the registry after enabling IPv6. I found a solution over here.


For anyone else having this problem:


1. Click Start. Search for run and press enter. In the field, type regedit and press OK.

2. In the registry, navigate to the following [COLOR=#7DA7D9 ! important][FONT=&quot][COLOR=#7DA7D9 ! important][FONT=&quot]registry [/FONT][COLOR=#7DA7D9 ! important][FONT=&quot]key[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR]
3. In the right pane, right-click on “DisabledComponents” and select modify. In the value data field, type “0″ (without quotations) and press OK.
4. Reboot your computer and it should work. It did for me.

I dont' even have "disabledcomponents" listed.

have had this problem and the only way out was to create homegroup with a temporary user and then share libraries of your main account. You can delete the temp. user later on.
I can consistently reproduce this problem by placing my user profile folder to a different partition,
C:\ for Windows etc.
D:\Username (ProfilesDirectory="D:\" in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList)

Definite bug

Anyone?

shawn10 said:

Thanks Ken! But I found a solution to my problem. Apparently, not sure why, but Windows did not change the settings in the registry after enabling IPv6. I found a solution over here.


For anyone else having this problem:


1. Click Start. Search for run and press enter. In the field, type regedit and press OK.

2. In the registry, navigate to the following [COLOR=#7DA7D9 ! important][FONT=&quot][COLOR=#7DA7D9 ! important][FONT=&quot]registry [/FONT][COLOR=#7DA7D9 ! important][FONT=&quot]key[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SYSTEM
\CurrentControlSet
\Services
\Tcpip6
\Parameters
​

3. In the right pane, right-click on “DisabledComponents” and select modify. In the value data field, type “0″ (without quotations) and press OK.
4. Reboot your computer and it should work. It did for me.

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Thought i would bump this thread rather than start a new one.

i was having the same problem as Shawn10, gettting the ipv6 is disabled message when trying to set up homegroup. its the first time i have had this problem, and i have been using homegroup since the pre beta stage.

This is the first time i have tried to set up a homegroup with windows 7 build 7600 x64 on both my laptop and desktop. i have had no issue with any of the pre beta builds, RC, or even with my desktop running the RC & laptop Build 7600, but now that i have retail on both i am getting nowhere fast.

To start with I was completely unable to create a homegroup on either. I was getting the IPV6 error

When i followed the instructions in Shawn10's post, and i set Disabled Components to 0, I am able to create a homegroup and have the laptop join it with out issue, but neither recognises each other after this point. When I go back to the registry i notice that Disabled Components has reset itself from "0" to "ff"

Is there anyway to stop this resetting itself?

I will be very grateful for any help in resolving this matter.

Do you have to do this on all computer's?

See this thread for instructions

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/38207-homegroup-2.html


Crazily, Win7 sees IPv6 as disabled unless there is a disableditems key that says nothing is disabled.

Thanks for the replies Guys, but i decided to set up a network workgroup instead, which i was able to do without any issues whatsoever. TBH it was my own stubborness that led to me persisiting with the homegroup

I thought the idea of homegroup was so that even the least knowledgable of users could share files across a network?

latherton said:

Do you have to do this on all computer's?

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TBH it was inconsistent, one minute i would be able to create a homegroup, and even on occasion join it, and i would get the user icon, but nothing happened when i clicked on it.

then i would leave it and try again, and it wouldn't even recognise the same computer it had done minutes previously

Then i would get the ipv6 is disabled error message

tbernstein said:

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/38207-homegroup-2.html


Crazily, Win7 sees IPv6 as disabled unless there is a disableditems key that says nothing is disabled.

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i set the disabled components from ff that it was showing to 0, then restart. i would then get the option to set up the homegroup, but still could not join them. When i looked in the registry again, the disabled components value had reset itself to ff.

it was at this point i gave up on the hoimegroup, and had a workgroup set up in a couple of minutes, and 2 days later it is still working perfectly

I have been using 7 since build 6801, and have never had issue with the homegroup, it always found itself without much intervention from myself. It worked when both PC's were pre beta, when they were both beta, when they were both RC, when they were a combo of RC & Retail, but not when they were both retail

thanks very much for taking the time to reply guys

Thanks Shawn10, fixed all my computers! Going to use your fix on my friends computers too!

From memory the registry disablement of IPv6 is not a default feature from fresh build. I'm sure it was done manually post build. Anyway good to see issue solved.

MY GOD

Thank you Shawn10

I've been trying to find a fix for this forever!
Just found your log and its worked a treat.
Been using Win7 beta and RC for about 12 months, just upgraded with a family pack and you've helped sort this problem

Well done