Run secpol.msc Select Network List Manager Policies Set Unidentified network policies to "user can change location" and the location to "private". I need to somehow do this without using gpedit or secpol. Can anyone help please?

You may not be able to do that. Microsoft did not intend for Home Premium to be used in a corporate network environment. See info @ http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx

Hi, By design, Windows 7 Home premier doesn’t support Domain Join && Group Policy controls. Thus you can’t use GPedit.msc and Secpol.msc utility. Based on my understanding, I assume that you encountered “Unidentified network” in Windows 7 Home Premium. If it is the case, you may try the following steps: 1. Upgrade the NIC driver to the latest one and temporarily disable firewall. 2. Bypass the router and connect to the DSL Modem directly via wired cable. 3. Manually assign a static IP address and DNS address on the machine for a test. Meanwhile, the Network List Manager Policies Group Policy is relevant to the following registry: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles You may need to remove the location profiles. Best Regards Dale

Problem solved. For some reason all incoming connections were disabled. I used the adminstrator tool in control panel to change this to enable. 2 weeks on the phone to Dell and Virgin and they couldn't solve the problem.

Hi, By design, Windows 7 Home premier doesn’t support Domain Join && Group Policy controls. Thus you can’t use GPedit.msc and Secpol.msc utility. Based on my understanding, I assume that you encountered “Unidentified network” in Windows 7 Home Premium. If it is the case, you may try the following steps: 1. Upgrade the NIC driver to the latest one and temporarily disable firewall. 2. Bypass the router and connect to the DSL Modem directly via wired cable. 3. Manually assign a static IP address and DNS address on the machine for a test. Meanwhile, the Network List Manager Policies Group Policy is relevant to the following registry: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles You may need to remove the location profiles. Best Regards Dale Problem has now reverted to unidentified public network after 3 days of the internet working fine. How do i access the registry? And do i have to delete all the profiles?

Hi, To access the registry, please take the following steps: 1) Click Start and type: regedit in the Search box. 2) Expand the entry to: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Profiles 3) Click the sub-entry under Profiles and view the right panel of the registry, if any profiles with the description or ProfileName using Unidentified network, delete it. Best Regards DalePlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you.