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Homegroup asking for Username and Password

Blisterman · 2011-09-29 09:57:23

I'm at my wit's end with this one. I've set up homegroup in windows 7 to share files between the computers in my office. It worked perfectly, until I decided to change my computer's name. Ever since then, whenever somebody tries to access my files, a box comes up saying "Enter Network Password", asking for a username and…

29-09-2011 10:57AM

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Blisterman

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I'm at my wit's end with this one.

I've set up homegroup in windows 7 to share files between the computers in my office. It worked perfectly, until I decided to change my computer's name. Ever since then, whenever somebody tries to access my files, a box comes up saying "Enter Network Password", asking for a username and password. I changed the computer name back, and it's still happening.

I've tried everything. Setting up new accounts in windows, starting a new homegroup, disabling passwords, disabling windows firewall. I've even reformatted the hard disk and reinstalled windows. It still keeps happening.

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#2 29-09-2011 01:20PM

danger_mouse_tm

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Open network and sharing centre and try deleting the network profile on all the computers and create new network profiles.

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