How To Set Up A Windows 7 Network

#1 PCWorld

Advanced Member

Group: PCWorld BOT
Posts: 103,805
Joined: 01-August 07

Posted 16 October 2009 - 05:00 PM

Post your comments for How To Set Up a Windows 7 Network here

#2 dragon69

Senior Member

Group: Members_
Posts: 741
Joined: 03-February 07
Location:Canada

Posted 04 November 2009 - 04:11 AM

well how come it does not set up with a network connection with win xp ( the most popular windows at the present time )?

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
~M. Kathleen Casey

Take Care and Good Luck

:-)

#3 gappell

Newbie

Group: Members
Posts: 1
Joined: 11-February 09

Posted 15 January 2010 - 05:51 AM

PCWorld, on 16 October 2009 - 05:00 PM, said:

Post your comments for How To Set Up a Windows 7 Network here

You failed to mention a major flaw in the "homegroup" in that it ONLY works with windows 7 computers. How many networks have only windows 7 based computers? It is near impossible to get full file sharing between Vista, XP and windows 7 computers. You are forced to use the public folders or upgrade all computers to windows 7.

#4 newyorklaw

Newbie

Group: Members
Posts: 2
Joined: 08-March 10

Posted 08 March 2010 - 12:07 PM

thanks for the useful video.

#5 JoeDougherty

Newbie

Group: Members
Posts: 1
Joined: 23-September 10

Posted 23 September 2010 - 06:01 AM

That's two minutes of my life I'll never get back. Why was I expecting something...funny?

#6 EPonj

Member

Group: Members
Posts: 38
Joined: 12-May 10

Posted 23 September 2010 - 06:44 AM

gappell, on 15 January 2010 - 05:51 AM, said:

PCWorld, on 16 October 2009 - 05:00 PM, said:

Post your comments for How To Set Up a Windows 7 Network here

No, in fact it's as easy to set up a network between 7 and XP as it was between XP and XP. Just leave homegroup alone and use simple file sharing.
Homegroup just provides additional features that are not implemented in XP and Vista but it's not the only way to share files and other resource.