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Originally Posted by Sato
Have you tried linking them via homegroup? Try to get the xp machine to join...it may help.
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Originally Posted by PCH
Hi Dom,
thanks for taking the time to respond.
The thing is, before you can even try to join a group regardless of what version of windows etc, you have to be able to see the PCs on the network.
And therein lies the problem for me - the Win10 and the XP are invisible to each other!
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Hi Paul,
It is important to appreciate that the protocols underpinning
Workgroups is different to Homegroups.
Since Homegroups were only introduced at Windows 7, I suggest you
use Workgroups rather than Homegroups.
You need to have the same Workgroup name on all machines.
You can do that by simply sitting in front of each computer.
They do not need to be visible to each other yet.
In Windows XP the default Workgroup name was MSHOME.
In later versions of Windows, it was WORKGROUP.
To check the XP machine, right-click on My Computer and click
on Properties. When the dialog appears, select Computer Name and
change the Workgroup name to, say, WORKGROUP.
On the Win 10 machines, right-click the Start button, Control Panel,
System and Security, System, Advanced system settings, Computer Name
tab, "To rename this computer or change its domain or workgroup, click Change"
select "Member of Workgroup", change name to WORKGROUP.