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- Requirements for a Homegroup
- Preparing to Set Up a Homegroup
- Creating a Homegroup
- Adding Computers to a Homegroup
- Accessing Homegroup-Shared Libraries
- Changing Homegroup Sharing Settings
- Using Homegroup-Shared Printers
- Changing Homegroup Settings
- Leaving the Homegroup
- Diagnosing Homegroup Problems
- Conclusion
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Adding Computers to a Homegroup
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Adding Computers to a Homegroup
After you have created the homegroup, it's time to go to the other Windows 7 computers on the network and add them to the homegroup as desired.
- To add a computer to the homegroup, do one of the following:
- Open Computer, click Homegroup, and click Join Now (Figure 7).
- Open the Control Panel, click Choose Homegroup and Sharing Options (refer to Figure 3), and click Join Now (Figure 8).
- After clicking Join Now, specify what you want to share (Figure 9).
- Click Next to continue.
- Enter the homegroup password Windows 7 provided when the homegroup was set up (Figure 10).
- Click Next.
- Click Finish on the next dialog (Figure 11) to complete the process of joining the homegroup.
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Figure 7 Preparing to join a homegroup from Computer.
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Figure 8 Preparing to join a homegroup from the Control Panel.
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Figure 9 Selecting what to share with the homegroup.
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Figure 10 Entering the homegroup password.
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Figure 11 Finishing up the process of joining a homegroup.