Need help connecting two w7 machines

[ckmerc]

One Desktop PC & One Wireless Laptop PC both running W7 Home Premium. Would like to just connect these PCs together. Desktop is wirred to a DSL router. Both PCs are able to connect to the Internet but can't seem to find eachother.

I know this should be simple..but I can't seem to get this to work. I just want to share the files and the printer on my desktop with my laptop. My laptop can't seem to see my Desktop in Network settings...

Would really appreciate anyone's help here...thanks!!

 

[DocBrown]

Did you turn on Discovery in Network & Sharing Center ?

 

[myzr7]

Why can?t I join a homegroup?
First link is for homegroup and second is workgroup. Homegroup is for pc's running win7 only.
Networking home computers running different versions of Windows

 

[ckmerc]

Yes..."Turn on network discovery" is on for both computers... On my desktop PC..I can see my other laptop PC but can't right click on it...it is greyed out...

 

[DocBrown]

Are the on the same workgroup ?

 

[ckmerc]

OK..I noticed on my desktop PC that my Network name reads:
Network
Internet Access

My laptop reads
meadoa
Internet Access

How can I be on two different networks?

 

[DocBrown]

Start >> type workgroup in the search box

choose Change workgroup name

Make both the same

 

[ckmerc]

Both Workgroups have alwasy been the same

 

[DocBrown]

Can you do some screen snips ?

 

[ckmerc]

Sure..thanks for your help!! one sec

 

[myzr7]

Your laptop is connected to a wireless router? What is the name of your wireless router?

 

[ckmerc]

actually..I am typing this on my desktop so I can't get my laptops pick up on here very easy.. so I will just type what you are looking for on the screen you showed me above:

Laptop PC:

Computer Descrioption: LaptopPC
Fulll Computer name: Hayden08
Workgroup: WORKGROUP

Desktop PC
Computer Description: DesktopPC
Full Computer name: Hayden08
Workgroup: Workgroup

 

[ckmerc]

Your laptop is connected to a wireless router? What is the name of your wireless router?

wireless router name? do mean the name of my connection? when I view it in the available connections window it reads meadoa

sorry if I did not answer your question correctly...please let me know

 

[myzr7]

Change Full Computer name on one of them. you can't have them both named the same.

 

[ckmerc]

OK..just changed the full computer name on my laptop PC and it is making me restart...I must thank you very much for your continued help here...

 

[myzr7]

Your laptop is connected to a wireless router? What is the name of your wireless router?

wireless router name? do mean the name of my connection? when I view it in the available connections window it reads meadoa

sorry if I did not answer your question correctly...please let me know

What is the name of your router. Brand name like linksys or dlink?

 

[ckmerc]

2wire..

ok..now my laptop can see my desktop...it shows two computers...but when I click on the desktop computer from my laptop..it asks for the username and password..

I am just trying to understand which one they are asking for? please let me know

 

[myzr7]

I would believe that it wants to know the desktop username and password so that it knows that you are knowing that and not just anyone trying to get on your desktop.

 

[ckmerc]

K..but I am trying to understand what is my username and password from my desktop..is it the same username and password that shows up when windows first boots up and I type in my password?

 

[DocBrown]

Check Network & Sharing Center