I created a homegroup on a win 7 pro mach and am trying to join the homegroup from a win 7 starter netbook. I click "join" and enter the password and get the message "Windows cannot set up a homegroup on this computer". All services are running, imsrv has been stopped, entries deleted from serviceprofiles, imserv restarted, firewall turned off, ipv6 enabled, rebooted, same problem. any help appreciated

This worked for me. On the laptop disable the wireless and enable the lan. Plug the lap into the wired lan and see if you can join. (I always can). If you join just disable the wired and enable the wireless. It may work just pluging into the wired lan, just have not tried.

Gave it a try, but no joy, thanks for the reply.

Hi, Please try the following suggestions: 1. Go to “Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\HomeGroup” and click “Start the HomeGroup troubleshooter” link to check the issue. 2. Are you connected to the network? a) Click on the network icon in the notification area of your taskbar. b) Click the network you want to connect to and click Connect. You might be required to enter a network security key. After you've connected to the network, you can join a home group if one exists on your network. 3. Is your network location set to Home network? Home Group only works on networks set to the Home network location. To change the network location, follow these steps: a) Go to start -> Control panel b) Type network in the search field. c) Click on Network and Sharing Center. d) Select Work network or Public network, and then click Home network. 4. If you are on a domain network, your system administrator might have turned off Home Group completely, and so you won't be able to join a home group. 5. One or more required services are not running. The Peer Networking Grouping and Home Group Provider services must both be running. Here's how to check this: a) Open Administrative Tools by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type administrative tools, and then click Administrative Tools. b) Double-click Services. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. c) In the Status column, next to the Peer Networking Grouping and Home Group Provider services, you should see the word Started. If you don't see this, double-click the name of the service, and then click Start. 6. Please also try the methods in the following link: Why can’t I join a homegroup? 7. Please boot in Clean Boot to test this issue. Regards, Sabrina TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

This is another fix that works when the above fails. Even though my pc's show that my folders are shared I reshare on both machines and boom it works. I have found all kinds wierd homegroup stuff. For the most part it works fine.

I'm on a "Home" network. The Peer Networking Grouping and Home Group Provider services are both be running. I've booted w/no startup items and only MS services running. It tells me there is a Homegroup available and click "Join now" and enter the password, then it says "Windows cannot set up a homegroup on this computer". Any other ideas? thanks

It's no problem to share folders across the network, I just can't establish a Homegroup" thanks

Hi, Please let me know that if you have checked the following factors: Network discovery is turned off. To turn on network discovery, follow these steps: 1. Open Advanced sharing settings by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type network, click Network and Sharing Center, and then, in the left pane, click Change advanced sharing settings. 2. Click the chevron to expand the Home or Work network profile. 3. Click Turn on network discovery, and then click Save changes. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. For more information about network discovery, see What is network discovery? Please boot in Clean Boot to test this issue. Regards, Sabrina TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

It was set to "Discover" but I unchecked it and then re-checked it, did a clean boot, but no luck. I don't understand this problem, I'm sharing two non-public folders from the computer that established the homegroup, but I can't join the homegroup??? I appreciate your help

Hi, Please let me know the detailed error code and error message which you received when trying to join in the homegroup. Navigate to the idstore.sst in the following location C:\windows\serviceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking, delete it, restart your computer. And then check the issue again. If the issue still occurs, please check your adapter setting for IPv6. Your network connection must have IPv6 enabled to create or join a homegroup. If it is disabled, follow the steps below to enable it. 1) Right click on the network icon and select Open the Network and Sharing Center. 2) In the resulting window, select Change adapter settings. 3) In the Network Connections window, select the Wireless Connection , then Change settings of this connection or file>properties. 4) In the connection property page, check the box for Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6). 5) Close all the windows and reboot your system. If the issue persists, please try creating a HomeGroup again. Regards, Sabrina TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, I would appreciate it if you could drop me a note to let me know the status of the issue. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let me know. I am happy to be of further assistance. :) Regards, Sabrina TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

IPv6 running deleted all entries at C:\windows\serviceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking ran cjkdsk /f rebooted chkdsk ran with no errors reported left the "Homegroup" on the win7 pro mach created new homegroup on win7 pro Click "join" on win7 starter entered password "joined Homegroup" Success! thanks for your help and patience.

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Interesting responses all around....... My situation is both systems running Windows 7 Home but both are wireless. I've tried all the above recommended solutions (except direct wire connection to the router - too much hassle for that!). Anyone come up w/ further solutions to this issue. I thought Homegroup was Windows 7/Microsoft's answer to easy files sharing, etc. :-) Thanks Flavio

You should try the ethernet to router - it works brilliantly (but you must plug the computer you created the homegroup on in to the router)!

You should try the ethernet to router - it works brilliantly (but you must plug the computer you created the homegroup on in to the router)!