homegroup problem

[Seasidepeter]

I have three pcs all running windows 7. The main desktop is connected
directly to the internet via ethernet and a router; the others are
wireless connections.

When I click on Homegroup in the main pc I get the message "the
homegroup is not available because you are not connected to the home
network."

When I try to create a homegroup in control panel I get the same
message. If I try to "join an existing network" a panel opens up in the
bottom right of the status bar saying "currently connected to network.
Internet access." And all homegroup options are greyed out except "Leave
homegroup"- which apparently isn't available!

I have no idea what's going on. Can anyone cast any light on the problem?

TIA

 

[Snoker Wead]

"Seasidepeter" <seasidepeter@nothere.co.uk> wrote in message
news:AOidnboTEq8vHf_RnZ2dnUVZ8mSdnZ2d@brightview.co.uk...
> I have three pcs all running windows 7. The main desktop is connected
> directly to the internet via ethernet and a router; the others are
> wireless connections.
>
> When I click on Homegroup in the main pc I get the message "the homegroup
> is not available because you are not connected to the home network."
>
> When I try to create a homegroup in control panel I get the same message.
> If I try to "join an existing network" a panel opens up in the bottom
> right of the status bar saying "currently connected to network. Internet
> access." And all homegroup options are greyed out except "Leave
> homegroup"- which apparently isn't available!
>
> I have no idea what's going on. Can anyone cast any light on the problem?
>
> TIA

make sure "client for microsoft networks" is installed on main computer.

 

[Ken Blake]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:51:28 +0100, Seasidepeter
<seasidepeter@nothere.co.uk> wrote:

> I have three pcs all running windows 7. The main desktop is connected
> directly to the internet via ethernet and a router; the others are
> wireless connections.
>
> When I click on Homegroup in the main pc I get the message "the
> homegroup is not available because you are not connected to the home
> network."
>
> When I try to create a homegroup in control panel I get the same
> message. If I try to "join an existing network" a panel opens up in the
> bottom right of the status bar saying "currently connected to network.
> Internet access." And all homegroup options are greyed out except "Leave
> homegroup"- which apparently isn't available!
>
> I have no idea what's going on. Can anyone cast any light on the problem?



I strongly recommend that you avoid homegroups and use workgroups
instead. They are almost identical, but a homegroup works only with
Windows 7 computers. That may be OK for you now, but if you ever need
to add a Windows XP or Vista computer, you'll be out of luck.

 

[Yousuf Khan]

On 8/11/2010 10:16 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
> I strongly recommend that you avoid homegroups and use workgroups
> instead. They are almost identical, but a homegroup works only with
> Windows 7 computers. That may be OK for you now, but if you ever need
> to add a Windows XP or Vista computer, you'll be out of luck.
>

Well, homegroups are all that's available in Win7. However, the
homegroups can be made to be compatible with older-style workgroups by
disabling the requirement for encryption.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Sunny]

"Yousuf Khan" <bbbl67@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4c6340c3@news.bnb-lp.com...
> On 8/11/2010 10:16 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
>> I strongly recommend that you avoid homegroups and use workgroups
>> instead. They are almost identical, but a homegroup works only with
>> Windows 7 computers. That may be OK for you now, but if you ever need
>> to add a Windows XP or Vista computer, you'll be out of luck.
>>
>
> Well, homegroups are all that's available in Win7. However, the
> homegroups can be made to be compatible with older-style workgroups by
> disabling the requirement for encryption.
>
> Yousuf Khan

My Windows7 Home has both workgroup and homegroup available.
I am using workgroup through a router with 3 computers (WinXP and Win98SE)
using Ethernet cables and 2 Netbooks (Win7 Home) using WiFi.
No problems with sharing files and/or transferring content.

 

[Ken Blake]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 200:58 -0400, Yousuf Khan <bbbl67@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> On 8/11/2010 10:16 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
> > I strongly recommend that you avoid homegroups and use workgroups
> > instead. They are almost identical, but a homegroup works only with
> > Windows 7 computers. That may be OK for you now, but if you ever need
> > to add a Windows XP or Vista computer, you'll be out of luck.
> >
>
> Well, homegroups are all that's available in Win7.


Sorry, but that is *not* correct. Workgroups are available (as I said
above), and if you are running Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise,
Domains are also available.

 

[Frank]

On 8/11/2010 50 PM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
> On 8/11/2010 10:16 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
>> I strongly recommend that you avoid homegroups and use workgroups
>> instead. They are almost identical, but a homegroup works only with
>> Windows 7 computers. That may be OK for you now, but if you ever need
>> to add a Windows XP or Vista computer, you'll be out of luck.
>>
>
> Well, homegroups are all that's available in Win7. However, the
> homegroups can be made to be compatible with older-style workgroups by
> disabling the requirement for encryption.
>
> Yousuf Khan

That is simply no true. Both home & workgroups are available in 7. Also
I'd never recommend FAT over NTFS for security reasons. You need to bone
up on your MS OS knowledge so as to avoid dispersing bad/incorrect info
in the future.