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I live in an appartment with three people and one of these people has setup a homegroup without my knowledge. He has left on a long holiday and won't be back for some time.
I need to create a group to share files with the other person who lives with me, so we need to setup our own homegroup or gain access to the current one.
Here are some facts about the situation to consider before answering:
1) The person who setup the homegroup is the only member of the homegroup
2) I am not joined to this homegroup
3) I don't know the password of this homegroup and I can't find it out without access to his computer or being a member of the homegroup.
4) I don't have access to the person who setup the homegroup's computer
5) When I go to "Network and Sharing center" in Windows 7, there is no option to create a new homegroup, there is only the option to join the existing one.
What is the solution here?
user2721465
Posted 2014-02-18T21:30:13.830
Reputation: 185
Do you have the option to leave the homegroup, even though you're not joined to it? – joeqwerty – 2014-02-18T21:34:43.587
duplicate question: http://superuser.com/questions/718589/how-to-reset-password-for-a-homegroup-on-windows-7
– Sickest – 2014-02-18T21:35:20.903There is no such option, the only option is "Available to join", which when clicked asks for the password. – user2721465 – 2014-02-18T21:35:26.760
That question has been deleted, Sickest. – user2721465 – 2014-02-18T21:36:30.610
1you're asking the question that I answered for you in a slightly different way, trying to access the files of your friend's computer that you don't have access to. also i want to warn you, deleting question that have answers to them could result in a perm ban. – Sickest – 2014-02-18T21:38:14.633
Sickest, nowhere am I saying I want to access his files. Infact, I'm trying to find a solution where I don't have to have access to his computer. I just want to create a homegroup! This shouldn't be so hard. Read the bottom part of my question for clarification on why this should be possible. – user2721465 – 2014-02-18T21:40:18.453
if the computer is not on the same network, windows 7 would not show that you are able to join another homegroup. But it is on the same network, and he is not perm gone from your apartment. So this question should in fact not exist because it's a hypothetical situation. – Sickest – 2014-02-18T21:41:35.070
edit, ok I hope you're not trolling me here. So are you saying that if I turn off his computer I can then create another homegroup? – user2721465 – 2014-02-18T21:43:10.013
You don't need a password to leave a homegroup. I'm confused by your question suggesting otherwise - post a screenshot of exactly what you are looking at please. – nerdwaller – 2014-02-18T21:51:48.240
I'm not part of the homegroup, so I don't see how I can leave it if I'm not a member. I only have the invitation to join, here's a screenshot: http://oi58.tinypic.com/30su0ba.jpg
– user2721465 – 2014-02-18T21:54:45.253