Hi Donk, Both have Network Discovery turned on. Now how do I test it? I went to open a document from my netbook that is on my laptop but I could not find my laptop from my netbook.
Janice On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Donk <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > Well, you can network the computers even without a homegroup. > Try this to be sure both computers have Network Discovery enabled: > 1. Click Start > 2. Click Control Panel > 3. type Network into the search box. > 4. Click Network And Sharing Center. > 5. On the left side click "Change Advanced Sharing Settings". > 6. Click the little down arrow and click to "turn on Network Discovery". > > Do this on both PC's. It will allow them to see each other. I hope. :-) > > Good luck, > Donk > > > On 7/9/2011 9:30 AM, Janice D wrote: > > Hi Donk, > > > > I did everything and there are no other computers in the "view network > > computers and devices". I wouldn't expect there to be because the netbook > > says, "there is currently no homegroup on your network" when I try to > > connect to the homegroup. > > > > Janice > > > > On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Donk<[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> ** > >> > >> > >> > >> Janice, forget about the Homegroup thing and try this: > >> > >> 1. Enable sharing on both computers. Go to Start, click "Computer". > >> Right-click your C: drive and choose "Properties". > >> 2. Click the Sharing tab. Click the Advanced Sharing button. Click to > >> allow sharing. Also, click the Permissions button. You should see > >> "Everyone" in the top window, and put checkmarks in all the boxes to > >> allow full control. > >> 3. Do that on both computers and reboot. > >> 4. Now go to Start, Control Panel. Type "network" in the search box. > >> 5. Look in the "Network and Sharing" area and click "View Network > >> Computers and Devices". Do you see your other computer there? > >> > >> Hopefully that'll work. > >> Good luck, > >> Donk > >> > >> > >> On 7/4/2011 9:09 PM, Janice D wrote: > >>> Hi Donk, > >>> > >>> That didn't work either. I almost feel like uninstalling Norton and > >>> using Avast to avoid this problem. > >>> > >>> On 7/4/11, Donk<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> You can try this fix that has worked for some people if you want: > >>>> > >>>> (do this on the computer you created the Homegroup on first) > >>>> 1. Go to Start, Programs, and open your Norton program. > >>>> 2. On the Norton home screen you should see a link called "Tasks". > >>>> 3. Look for an option to "Check Network Security Map". > >>>> 4. You should see both your computers listed along the top row of the > >>>> window. > >>>> 5. Click on each one and set the Trust Level to "Full Trust". > >>>> > >>>> Give this a try. If it doesn't work, there are ways to create a > network > >>>> without using "Homegroups". > >>>> > >>>> Good luck, > >>>> Donk > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 7/4/2011 12:28 AM, Janice D wrote: > >>>>> It appears as long as Norton is on my laptop, I cannot enable windows > >>>>> firewall. Norton controls it and I am unable to connect it. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thank you so much for helping me put my 2003 outlook onto my netbook. > >>>>> > >>>>> Maybe when Norton expires in November I'll go back to avast and try > the > >>>>> HomeGroup again. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thank you again. > >>>>> Janice > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Donk<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> ** > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> It seems like a lot of Norton users are have had the same problem. > As > >>>>>> far as I can tell, Norton hasn't posted a fix. > >>>>>> It doesn't seem that Norton firewall has an easy way to allow > >> exceptions > >>>>>> in the firewall settings. > >>>>>> I would try temporarily disabling the Norton firewall - just to see > if > >>>>>> you can join the homegroup while it is off. You will have to disable > >> it > >>>>>> on both PC's. > >>>>>> If you "can" join, then you'll know that Norton is the problem. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If Norton is the prob, then all I can suggest is that you leave it > >>>>>> disabled, and use Win7's built-in firewall instead. Win7's firewall > is > >>>>>> pre-configured to allow Homegroups through the firewall. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I don't have a Norton machine here, but these general steps might > help > >>>>>> you find the option to turn the Norton Firewall off: > >>>>>> 1. Go to Start, Programs, and find Norton. Click it to open the > Norton > >>>>>> program (is it Norton Internet Security Suite)? > >>>>>> 2. In the norton program look for the Firewall settings. > >>>>>> 3. Look for a way to disable the firewall. If you see an option to > >>>>>> disable "Smart Firewall" do it. > >>>>>> 4. After disabling it, reboot both PC's and try joining the > Homegroup > >>>>>> again. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> To turn on the Win7 firewall, go to Start, Control Panel, type > >> Firewall > >>>>>> in the search box. Click "Turn Windows Firewall On or Off". > >>>>>> It's never good to have more than one firewall running at the same > >> time > >>>>>> - so you'll have leave Norton off. I'm surprised they haven't > created > >> a > >>>>>> fix for this yet. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Good luck, > >>>>>> Donk > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! 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