Can't join a home group - just create???

_Jimlad_

_Jimlad_

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flattened both my main computers and reinstalled windows7, both on the same workgroup and network, however i only get the option on both to 'create' a homegroup

anyone seen this?
 
bledd. said:
One computer has to be the 'host' of the homegroup

So yes, create a new one
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i have, i create on either, but on the other one no matter what i only get the option to create, before i flattened i created on one and then clicked 'join' on the other... i dont get a join option
 
Hmm

Check you've got the latest network drivers on both, check they're both connected to the router and can ping each other.

Check they're both on a 'Home' network type and not Public.

Check there's no 3rd party firewall, maybe reset the Windows Firewall settings. Install all Windows updates on both, then reboot.

Now create a Homegroup on one of them, reboot both machines and see if you get the 'Join' option



Failing that, run through these and try the 'FixIt' thing from MS

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-can-t-I-join-a-homegroup
 
MMMMMmmmmmm .... last time I ran that MS Fix It software on one of my installs ... it borked it so badly that I had to start with a fresh install all over again :(
 
yeah everything was set fine, tried again today and was able to add the other 2 to my home group... god knows what that was all about but lost about 3 hours trying yesterday, anyway all is good, thanks for advise.,
 
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