Two Win7 PCs in need of networking

solarblast said:

Why would I want a Public Network??

In your first post you posted the picture and your network is listed as "Public Network".

It doesn't mean its open to the Public, fwiw.

Im not telling you to change it TO Public Network, to create a homegroup you need it set to "Home Network"

For home you dont want a public network. You first have to make it a public network; then change it to a home network by following the instructions above.

solarblast said:

Well, it looks like it's time to spend some bucks at the computer store to get this done.

You should not have to spend money to be able to network the 2 as long as their are proper connections for both.

jerryheqaz said:

I saw many expansion cards on en.ofweek. anybody buy ii from the site ? is it reliable ?

What is this question about?


Solarblast you should choose Home Network only that is trusted. Public is untrusted. Forget Public and Work.


Re-miss of me you should remove the homegroup first see below:

HomeGroup: frequently asked questions

Choose Home Network by clicking on blue Public Network text and choosing Home.


Then create Homegroup on one computer and join the other computer by entering the password given by the first computer.

solarblast said:

OK, I changed "Home Network" to Public. A dialog appeared shown in the attachment. What am I supposed to do there? Use what's below "Change your network settings"? If I press Public network, it gives me the three choices again, Home, Work, Public.

Select Home then write down the password.

This is the password you will use to connect another computer to your homegroup
Homegroup - Add Computer or Join