Computer can't join home group.

[Delta808]

Both computers running windows 7 professional, removed antivirus and firewall from both. Both networked on home network settings . I created the group on my laptop and my desktop sees it but just hangs when trying to join it.

I cannot get my desktop to see nor create a home group, the system just lags with no result.

Comcast cable modem with a wifi router installed. I think it's a issue with the wifi router blocking something or maybe I need to do a clean install.

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[chev65]

Both computers running windows 7 professional, removed antivirus and firewall from both. Both networked on home network settings . I created the group on my laptop and my desktop sees it but just hangs when trying to join it.

I cannot get my desktop to see nor create a home group, the system just lags with no result.

Comcast cable modem with a wifi router installed. I think it's a issue with the wifi router blocking something or maybe I need to do a clean install.

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Are you sure that the Comcast cable modem isn't a modem/router combo unit?

If so there are some adjustments to the secondary router that will fix the problem.

 

[Delta808]

It's the Motorola sb5100 that's only a cable modem, I had to buy a cheap wifi router to use my laptop on the Internet. It's something with the wifi router or maybe the cable modem itself.

Something is blocking my desktop from creating a home group but it sees the group I created on my laptop. Just wont connect to it.


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[chev65]

It's the Motorola sb5100 that's only a cable modem, I had to buy a cheap wifi router to use my laptop on the Internet. It's something with the wifi router or maybe the cable modem itself.

Something is blocking my desktop from creating a home group but it sees the group I created on my laptop. Just wont connect to it.


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Ok good, in that case try going through the Homegroup trouble shooting list in the link below.
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/windows-7-cannot-connect-to-homegroup/

Also make sure that the cable modem is plugged into the routers WAN or internet port not one of the LAN ports.

It sounds like some of the required Windows services aren't enabled so I would check those carefully.

 

[Delta808]

Enabled the home group services and still no luck.


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[chev65]

Enabled the home group services and still no luck.


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Were they disabled when you checked them?

Have you tried running the sfc/scannow command?

 

[Delta808]

Enabled the home group services and still no luck.


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Were they disabled when you checked them?

Have you tried running the sfc/scannow command?

Both were on manual, running scan now command right now. I k kw it's something with the wifi. Is there a setting on the wifi router that's maybe causing this?


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[chev65]

Enabled the home group services and still no luck.


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Were they disabled when you checked them?

Have you tried running the sfc/scannow command?

Both were on manual, running scan now command right now. I k kw it's something with the wifi. Is there a setting on the wifi router that's maybe causing this?


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I'd have to see the ipconfig/all from the WiFi connected machine and the ipconfig/all from the other machine in order to see if there is a gateway or subnet problem.

 

[Delta808]

Hold on working on it



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[Delta808]

Home group provider services keeps on stopping.


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[Delta808]

It's a issue with the home group services on my desktop, I tried to stop it and restart it and it gave error code 1053


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[chev65]

Make sure the following services are started and set to automatic. Also make sure that the Windows firewall is turned on and the service for the Windows firewall is also turned on. Reboot the machine after setting them to automatic.

Also check the Advanced Sharing settings to make sure that Network Discovery and File and Printer sharing are staying enabled.

-Function Discovery Provider Host
-Function Discovery Resource Publication

(Enable in following order):
-Peer Networking Identity Manager
-Peer Name Resolution Protocol
-Peer Networking Grouping

 

[Delta808]

Done but now it says home group can't start home group listener on local computer.



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[Delta808]

The HomeGroup Listener service terminated with service-specific error %%-2147023817

Event log is full of these errors, it's something with the services that's messed up. I may have to do a clean install.

I'm gonna step away from this and deal with this when I get some more time, thanks for the help, I will bump this when I'm free.

 

[chev65]

The HomeGroup Listener service terminated with service-specific error %%-2147023817

Event log is full of these errors, it's something with the services that's messed up. I may have to do a clean install.

I'm gonna step away from this and deal with this when I get some more time, thanks for the help, I will bump this when I'm free.

Yes something is messed up on this machine, if you can back up everything and reinstall that would be the best option.