Solved Connecting Windows 8.1 to a Windows 7 Homegroup

shag00

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I upgraded my Windows 8 PC to Windows 8.1 yesterday and I am unable to reconnect it to my Homegroup (comprising of 2 Win 7 machines) or in fact get any communication between the Win 8.1 machine and the Win 7 machines. Prior to upgrading the Win 8.1 was part of the Homegroup. From the Win 8.1 machine: it initially detects the Homegroup as shown below,

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it then asks me to choose file types to share and then asks for the Homegroup password which is when I hit problems as shown below:

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In advanced sharing I have all 3 network types set to discoverable.

As part of the debugging process I discovered that the Win 8.1 was not time synced to the others, when I attempted to sync the time from the various time servers in the Windows drop down box I found the Win 8.1 encountered errors and would not sync. I was eventually able to sync it to time-b.nist.gov.

The other odd thing is that the keyboard does not work properly, specifically the characters above the numbers on the numeric keys are not correct, for example press shift 2 gives # instead of @. Have a suspicion these 2 things are somehow related.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
UPDATE

1/ I was able to connect to Homegroup by enabling IPv6 on the Win 7 machines.
2/ So now I have a situation where:
a/ neither Win 7 machine can see the Win 8.1 machine
b/ I can see the Win 7 machines in Homegroup on the Win 8.1 machine but when i attempt to look at the contents of the win 7 machines I get a pop-up saying they are not accessible.
c/ when i attempt to look at the contents of the Win 8.1 machine from the Win 8.1 machine I get the same message (see below). There is only 1 user on this machine with admin rights.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
UPDATE

1/ I was able to connect to Homegroup by enabling IPv6 on the Win 7 machines.
2/ So now I have a situation where:
a/ neither Win 7 machine can see the Win 8.1 machine
b/ I can see the Win 7 machines in Homegroup on the Win 8.1 machine but when i attempt to look at the contents of the win 7 machines I get a pop-up saying they are not accessible.
c/ when i attempt to look at the contents of the Win 8.1 machine from the Win 8.1 machine I get the same message (see below). There is only 1 user on this machine with admin rights.

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So you are saying that you can't even view your own files on the Windows 8.1 machine? It sounds like something is royally messed up on this 8.1 machine, probably system files or the component store files are corrupted. I can only hope you are using the same Windows profile and User name as before.

Obviously you will want to check the Advanced Sharing settings to make sure that Network Discovery and file and printer sharing are turned on for the Private Network. Although, even without those setting you should still be able to view your own personal files.

Try running the first scan in the link below "sfc /scannow" let me know what it says after it completes.
http://www.eightforums.com/network-sharing/32278-accessing-internet.html#post284945
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
The scan returned, "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations."
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
The scan returned, "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations."

Is there by chance a third party anti virus software involved here?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
I use no antivirus on this machine at the moment.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
Well I wouldn't worry about the Homegroup problem until you can access the files on your own machine which seems to be a bigger issue at the moment.

It really sounds like the user profile has been corrupted on this machine, very strange to not be able to access your own files on your own machine. Fix a corrupted user profile

Can you check the C:>Users folder >properties>Sharing tab, and Security tab to make sure the permissions resemble the ones in the picture.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
Everything is largely the same except that the drive is not shared, moreover the share button is greyed out and cannot be pressed.

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
Everything is largely the same except that the drive is not shared, moreover the share button is greyed out and cannot be pressed.

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No share button ok, so it is a problem with the User account permissions or sharing wizard has been turned off. The User folder definitely needs to have sharing enabled although this doesn't explain why you can't see your own User folders.

Try going into Control Panel> Folder Options, View tab, make sure that the Sharing Wizard is checked like in the picture. Hit Apply if you add the check mark.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
Settings are and were as per the above.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
In that case you might want to look into the fixing the corrupted user profile link that I posted.

Honestly strange problem here, very. :sarc:

It might be worth checking if Windows Services which relate to Networking are enabled.

•DNS Client
•Function Discovery Provider Host
•Function Discovery Resource Publication
•Peer Networking Grouping
•HomeGroup Provider
•HomeGroup Listener
•SSDP Discovery
•UPnP Device Host


A refresh or reset might even be easier.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/18052-refresh-reset-windows-8-without-installation-disk.html
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
.1Just to check, is this link suitable for Windows 8.1? 8.1 was installed from the net.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
Just to check, is this link suitable for Windows 8.1?

Did you try running the DISM command in the first link I posted?

Yes it relates to Windows 8.1 although I'm pretty sure there is a bigger problem involved, component store corruption is more typical lately which is where the DISM command may help.

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
To try and summarise what I have done so far:

1/ created a new user and deleted old user
2/ checked that all the services are running
3/ followed the Install.wim tutorial (not that I really understand what that is)
4/ Disconnected from the Homegroup

and now

1/ I can access the drive on the Win 8 machine
2/ I cannot access some of the folders within the drive
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
To try and summarise what I have done so far:

1/ created a new user and deleted old user
2/ checked that all the services are running
3/ followed the Install.wim tutorial (not that I really understand what that is)
4/ Disconnected from the Homegroup

and now

1/ I can access the drive on the Win 8 machine
2/ I cannot access some of the folders within the drive

I take it the DISM command didn't fix anything? I need to know this. ;)

So the user profile was corrupted and creating the new user allowed for access to some folders. Which folders can't you access? This really is expected behavior when there is a corrupted User folder involved.

Have you tried taking ownership of those files using the take ownership option. Take Ownership Shortcut - Windows 7 Help Forums
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
When I ran the DISM command from elevated prompt the reply was something to the effect that the parameters were not recognised. I am assuming that the Install.wim tutorial is the first step in running the DISM command as it did not appear to do anything even though it returned the expected result.

In relation to taking ownership - it is not possible as the folder is not recognised and cannot be clicked or right clicked.

Anyway I was so pissed off with this issue I went to the CLI, copied the files out, deleted the directory and made a new one.

I am not sure what did it but Homegroup now works.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
When I ran the DISM command from elevated prompt the reply was something to the effect that the parameters were not recognised. I am assuming that the Install.wim tutorial is the first step in running the DISM command as it did not appear to do anything even though it returned the expected result.

In relation to taking ownership - it is not possible as the folder is not recognised and cannot be clicked or right clicked.

Anyway I was so pissed off with this issue I went to the CLI, copied the files out, deleted the directory and made a new one.

I am not sure what did it but Homegroup now works.

The lost Homegroup functionality was just a symptom of the major problem which was the User profile was corrupted. Creating the new User with correct credentials is what fixed that problem.

This usually happens when someone moves the User folder from the original C: drive location to another location like D: drive, which is ill advised in Windows 8 or 8.1 because as you found out, it causes problems with the transition to 8.1.

You definitely don't want to move the User folders from the default location as it's been causing endless problems with the upgrade, I have another thread with another guy that can't access the share button, same as you, and I suspect this problem will keep occurring.

If the DISM restore health command did not pass with a clean bill of health than that system is still messed up.

I'm glad the Homegroup is working again but being truthful here, this system is still messed up if it's not passing that DISM scan.

You might find out that the store isn't working properly or that some of the Apps won't open as they should.

You may be able to fix the problem by running the sfc, and the DISM scans again with reboot between scans, it may require multiple scans in order to fix the problems. :)
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMC
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Q9650 @ 4.05 GHz
    Motherboard
    Gforce 780i SLI FTW
    Memory
    8GB Gskill DDR2 1200Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX-480
    Sound Card
    Asus D2 Xonar
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HannsG
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Gskill 120GB SSD
    PSU
    Thermal Take 1000watts
    Case
    Thermal Take Xtreme
    Cooling
    9 fans air cooled
    Keyboard
    G15 logitech
    Mouse
    G9 logitech
    Internet Speed
    50mbps
You have hit the nail right on the head, after spending the entire weekend plus some getting to grips with this issue I now know that User Accounts were the key to most of my problems plus a little bit of file corruption I fixed with chkdsk. In my case I did not move the user folders as I found that doing that caused some minor problems even in Windows 7.

The problem is, and is repeatable, by having one user account, User1, then adding User2, then delete User1, reboot and recreate User1 again with the same credentials where User1 is a Microsoft account. The problem, at the very least, is caused because when User1 is deleted Windows 8.1 does not fully delete the account. If you run Netplwiz you will find User1 listed twice. Also, in C:\users an account folder is set up with a name other than the user name.

Once this happens file and folder sharing goes out the window.

What would be really good is a tutorial or utility showing how to clean out all users except the current user in the files that Windows 8.1 uses to track and control user accounts.

Thanks for your help.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1 x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i5 4430
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z87X UD5H
    Memory
    Adata DDR3-1600 2 x 8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nil
    Sound Card
    Motherboard X-Fi MB3
    Monitor(s) Displays
    47" LG LED
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Intel 520 120GB SSD
    Seagate 4TB x 4
    Seagate 2TB x 5
    PSU
    Corsair 80+ Silver 750W
    Case
    Sharkoon Tauron Black Tower Case
    Cooling
    Deep Cool Ice Wind
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless Keyboard K270
    Mouse
    Logitech T650 Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    100 MB/sec, actual 50-90 up and down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    This is a media server PC.
I had the same problem between Win8.1 and Win7, but different reason - Simpler fix though. All I needed to do was to leave and recreate the homegroup on my primary computer. The Win 8.1 pc was then able to find and join the new homegroup.
 

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  • OS
    8.1
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