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Posted by murphy_zone7 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 8, 12 at 6:15
Will try to be brief: new desktop computer, old laptop, wireless connection for desktop, laptop, and printer. Works great no problems. Both computers run Windows 7 However in Windows 7 there is a thing called Homegroups. Can not get to work. Googled and read all I can on the topic, just can't get one set up. I am missing something on set up. So before I keep trying to get one set up I need to know what a homegroup can do!
What I would like to have is when I do something in a file on my desktop, it would show up in the same file in the laptop. ie, recipes that I download from the internet onto my desktop I would like to be able to see them on the laptop without me having to physically move them with a flash drive. Is this possible? Is this what a homegroup can/will do? If so, then I will keep trying. If not, I will move on!
Thanks for your help and information.
Murphy |
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RE: Homegroups?? What can they Do?
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| Murphy...plenty of information on Windows 7 Home Groups here... Regards,
Shax |
Here is a link that might be useful: Home Groups
RE: Homegroups?? What can't they Do?
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| Also noted this..."Groups is not available in the Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, and Home Premium editions." Could that be part of your problem? |
RE: Homegroups?? What can they Do?
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| Homegroups is little more than Microsoft's current method of streamlining file sharing, a feature that's at the very core of networking. The whole point of networking is being able to share information. All you need to do is put your recipes in a folder and share that folder. Then you can access it from any computer on your home network. There's a bunch of options that go along with sharing including making files read only or restricting access by user. |
RE: Homegroups?? What can they Do?
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| every single thing you want to put in that home group must MUST have the same group name on the individual item so if you have one thing as my computer and another as my laptop etc it will not work you have to go in and set them all up with one Group name. |
RE: Homegroups?? What can they Do?
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Thank you all.
Shax: I have googled and read a LOT of those, went to the windows7forum, and read extensively at microsoft.com's information on homegroups, networks, etc. Still can not get homegroups to work and both computers are running Windows 7 Home Premium edition.
Mike: I have a home network set up using a Linksys router. Both computers and the printer are on that network. I can see it in the Network section of control panel on both computers. I know the network is there.
Raven: the files on both computers have the same names. At least if I understand....the folder names are the same on both....files vs folders the same thing right?
This is what is going on:
Per the instructions from Microsoft, I set up a Homegroup on the desktop, I have a password for it. I go to the laptop to join that homegroup and when I open "network and internet" in the control panel and go to homegroup, there is not an option to join, it just indicates that it has joined a homegroup. It is like there are two separate homegroups setup and neither computer can join the other's homegroup. Each computer has a separate homegroup password and I don't know how to get them together. And as far as I can tell the files are not being shared
I am missing something and don't know what it is. And I can't find the answer in the windows7forums or the extensive information at microsoft.com.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Your patience is greatly appreciated. I seem to know just enough to get myself messed up!
Murphy |
RE: Homegroups?? What can they Do?
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Here is a link that might be useful: /how-to-add-folders
RE: Homegroups?? What can they Do?
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| no I mean each computer has it's own work group name that is the name that must be the same all of them must have the same group name in the computer settings to be able to join that home group. are you trying to add something that has other than windows 7 to your homegroup? for example does something run xp? If so there are some specific steps that have to be taken to make that happen. I had to search and search to find it when I set mine up, I finally found the solution on another forum but I may still have the directions. I got everything set up and working and this is how I had to do it for printer. Look down the list till you get to Jimbo and read his solution.
a solution I have found some of the best tutorials over at 7 forums and this is from there.
How to Join or Add a Computer to a Windows 7 Homegroup
this is from the for dummies series.
How to Set Up a Homegroup in Windows 7 but again you need to let us know what OS are on these machines that could be important. |
RE: Homegroups?? What can they Do?
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Thank you again. Both computers have Windows 7 Home Premium OS. I have a wireless network created. I can create a homegroup on one computer. When I go to the other computer to join that homegroup, the option to join is not there. It indicates that it is already part of a homegroup, just not the one I created on the first computer. I have tried to leave the homegroups in both computers and start over but get the same thing. When I look at the password for the homegroup on each computer, they are different which indicates to me that there are two separate homegroups, one on each computer and they don't share the files.
This is really frustrating and I sincerely appreciate your help. I have read almost all of the information on the Windows7forum and can't find the answer. I will do some searching on the dummies site...since I am a dummie....LOL
I may just give up and continue using a flash drive to move the files I want to share.
Thanks again
Murphy
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