Is it possible to post an image attachment? need to to show this enquiry properly here goes: This is bizzarre messgaes this machine produces setting up Homegroups, and failing.: Try to set a password: http://cid-0f2420c37322d0a6.photos.live.com/self.aspx/technet%20images/No%20homegroup%20here%20buddy.PNG Try to display the current password: http://cid-0f2420c37322d0a6.photos.live.com/self.aspx/technet%20images/Homegroup%20err.PNG Run the Homegroups troubleshooter software, this results: http://cid-0f2420c37322d0a6.photos.live.com/self.aspx/technet%20images/Peer%20net%20probs.PNG try and start some needed services that are not running and: http://cid-0f2420c37322d0a6.photos.live.com/self.aspx/technet%20images/Peer%20name%20res%20serv%20%20start%20error.PNG Anyone knows how to get homegroups working again, the root cause seems to relate to this machine having a domain membership, plus.com Thanks in advance Toby Gaffney.

Please try to manually enable the Peer Name Resolution Protocol service. To do so, launch services.msc from the Start Search box. If it cannot be enabled, please temporary disable your antivirus program. If it does not help, run In-place Upgrade to repair the system.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.