Solved How to make home group with 2 laptops and desktop ?

[baxxter]

I have 2 laptops and destop,and wirless modem router(Tp link);help me how to make a homegroup.I I didnt know how to connect them ,because in the home group I dont see the pcs
-I installed win 7 on the 3 pc
-the -modem-router have 4 lan ports

 

[codekiddy]

goto:
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\HomeGroup
setup a homegroup here.
write down a password.

then on another comp goto same place and join to previously created homegroup using suplied password.

 

[baxxter]

I tried this,but as i said I didnt find the computers .I need to know how to connect them to the router ,and if i must change the ip

 

[codekiddy]

well, obviously wireless router must be connected to the internet and must have wireless enabled ( it must broadcast a signal)
do your router have wireless network up and runing and is it connected to the internet?

if yes then all you have to do at this point is connect to that wirless network from both laptops.
once both laptops are wirellesly connected to the router which broadcast a signal and is connected to the net you setup a homegroup on one of them.
then from another access to created homegroup.
you don't have to see other comps on the home networks, just a homegroup name and connect to it using password.

 

[baxxter]

i cant see " join to home group" !

 

[bassfisher6522]

open up network and sharing center by clicking the network icon in the notification area. Or you can got to control panel, network and sharing and then click network and sharing center. Once there you'll see "HomeGroup": and then "Join"....click join. If you set up your homegroup correctly, your were given a password for your homegroup, that pass word must be entered on remaining PC's to join that homegroup.

Join or create a workgroup

How to join or create a work group in Windows® 7? - YouTube

 

[baxxter]

my pc cant find the other pc !but I could play music and pics and vedio only .
maybe I should change the ip address or mac address ?

 

[RoutersforHuman]

This is definitely gonna help you.............
Create a homegroup

 

[baxxter]

I did those steps before i ask in this forum.and look at the pic , i have a home group but it cant find any other pc !

 

[codekiddy]

under Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections
right click on your adapter and make sure all checkboxes are checked
do so for both laptops.

acctualy "link-layer topology discovery mapper/responer" are most important here and are responsible for computer visibility and those must be enabled.

also double-click on InternetProtocol v4 and see if everything is OK there.
also, what firewall do you have?
try temporary disabling firewall and
also can you post output from ipconfig /all command from both laptops.

EDIT:
important,
goto:
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings
and make sure network discovery and public folder sharing is enabled.
acctualy try to enable all for your network profile.
there are only two profiles acctualy (work and public)
-- see on wich profile is you wireless network attached and turn on all.
do so for both laptops of course.
both laptops must be connected to the wirelless net all the time while seting up homegroup.

wirelless network profile must be home network on both laptops.
to set home network goto:
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center
click on network link with icon and change profile to home.

 

[baxxter]

nothing happend !!

 

[bassfisher6522]

You have to designate one PC and the main PC to create the workgroup on. When that is set up you are give a password. Then the other PC's have to join the network you created by using that password. Once the password is enter then that PC is/has joined that network (what ever name you created for that network).

According to your screen shot you haven't created a network.

 

[baxxter]

Well as I said I created the home group like in the site,I tried the same way in the other laptop and it worked !
I think the driver isnt up to date !!Ill try the update it then see what will happen .

 

[bassfisher6522]

All right we have some progress....that's good news. Keep us posted.

 

[baxxter]

I installed sp1 ,now it says" I cant create a home group on this computer" !!
the other laptop I still can access to the home group,I can see the pcs on "network" but I cant access ,it ask me to write the user name and the password ! wich user name and password it mean ?

 

[bassfisher6522]

Make sure in the UAC that there are no passwords setup for each account you have.

Then in the network and sharing center, advanced sharing settings, scroll down to password protected sharing and tick "turn off password protected sharing" on both PC's.

Make sure to turn on network discovery is ticked for both PC's.

 

[baxxter]

I tried windows troubleshooter and it fixed it