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April 6, 2010 at 02:21 PM
juliaflint

Windows 7 Homegroups — 2 computers wired & wireless

by juliaflint . Updated 16 years, 3 months ago

Two computers: one desktop (wired), one laptop (wireless), both running Windows 7 Home Premium.

The desktop’s network is called “Network,” the laptop’s network is called “Network 2,” therefore they can’t see each other and I cannot get the Homegroup function to cooperate. I set up a Homegroup on the desktop, go to “join” it from the laptop, and I get the error “there is currently no homegroup on the network.”

How on earth am I going to get these two computers to see each other?

(NOTE: if I connect the laptop with a CAT5, I can join the Desktop’s Homegroup. This issue is one of having two “different” networks.)

Any help with be more than appreciated (I have searched endlessly, but if you have search terms you want me to use, even that would be a help!).

Julia Flint

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