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by thewolfe Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:30 am
I'm installing Windows7 on an XP laptop. All my computers are now running on the network through the Mshome workgroup.
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by Krom Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:53 am
You can change the workgroup at any time in system properties ---> remote settings ---> computer name tab ---> change button.
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by Xamindar Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:25 am
Windows should see any workgroup but it is best to set the workgroup all to the same one. Why would you want to stick with mshome as the name? Some versions of windows will have mshome and some will have it set to workgroup. Just change it to whatever you want.
Why doesn't it work?
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by thewolfe Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:31 pm
Just wanted to make sure I could see my other computer on my network with out having to jump through some hoops.
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by Thenior Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:32 am
Like Xamindar said, Windows 7 makes it pretty easy to see all the computers on the network, regardless of what workgroup they are on (though you may have shared file issue).
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by thewolfe Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:28 am
The file sharing is my may concern. Actually besides file sharing I don't have a lot of reason to see another computer.
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by Thenior Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:12 pm
thewolfe wrote: The file sharing is my may concern. Actually besides file sharing I don't have a lot of reason to see another computer.
Maybe I should rephrase what I said...
If you are on DIFFERENT workgroups you may have problems with shared files (XP probably won't see Win7, but Win7 will see XP).
However, if you have them on the SAME workgroup, you shouldn't have any problems.
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by thewolfe Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:30 pm
Gotcha. I have three machines and then a laptop I'm installing Win7 on. I just wanted to make sure they could all \"see\" each other.
