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vk3nay   11-15-2009 at 12:42:36 PM

After installing windows 7 Ultimate on to two computers and having all types of trouble to get a network working correctly. I am networking 2 desktops and a laptop with XP and also have a media centre in the lounge room all conected by Ethernet cable. Under windows XP and the same configeration I had no problems. I would like to know what DRUGS the programers at Microsoft were on when they come up with this package. Why the *** they changed the networking setup to a homegroup witch has completly ruined a good system up. Cheers Brian :bounce:

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Duesouth   11-15-2009 at 01:45:55 PM

you must rename the network to ie workgroup or whatever your home network name is on all the machines. if possible use static ip and not dhcp. for ie under windows xp right click my computer and go to the tab of computer name and see what is the workgroup. if you have multiple different names for every computer well they will not communicate to each other... you need to setup the proper network identification, subnet, network name, and so on

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vk3nay   11-15-2009 at 11:04:52 PM

Yep all of the above has been done. The firewall has been disabled and all drives and files for shairing have been selected.
The media player sees all computers and will only look at the XP computer.
The media player sees both Windows 7 computers but will not open the computers to view or open drives.

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you must rename the network to ie workgroup or whatever your home network name is on all the machines. if possible use static ip and not dhcp. for ie under windows xp right click my computer and go to the tab of computer name and see what is the workgroup. if you have multiple different names for every computer well they will not communicate to each other... you need to setup the proper network identification, subnet, network name, and so on


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Nick_C   11-15-2009 at 11:29:41 PM

There is a setting in Start > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Centre > Choose homegroup and sharing options > Changed advanced sharing settings > Password protected sharing - turn it off.

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Bronze Win 7 badge Zoron   11-16-2009 at 03:11:49 AM

Yes, you have to turn off password protected sharing, as it's enabled by default. People complained that Windows wasn't secure enough out of the box.

------------------------------ Desktop: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit; Intel Q6600 CPU; E-VGA 780i SLI motherboard; E-VGA E-GeForce 8800GT; OCZ Vista 4GB dual-channel kit; Ultra X2 750W power supply; 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB in RAID 0. Laptop: Acer Aspire 8730-6314;
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vk3nay   11-16-2009 at 06:59:22 AM

Thank to all. I have found the problem, Even though the media player is only two years old it is not recognised by Windows 7, Looks like I need to purhase a new media player centre. Cheers Brian.

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