I hope I don't sound too ignorant but heres my problem. I have a laptop w/winxp media center and upstairs my desktop with router and win 7 installed.My wireless connect on the laptop is great but I can't print to the desktop's printer upstairs with win 7 like I use to when it use to run xp pro. How do I enable my laptop to be part of the HomeGroup Network that win 7 created and be able to print from my lap top like b4.I ddid the same installation elsewhere with the same issue, I even put win 7 pc in discovery mode and still..No Joy.HELP ME PLEASE!!!

hi, w7s homegroups just runs between w7 computers. to configure your network with your xp you have to go to (in your W7): start - control panel - system and security - system - change settings, and there you can put you workgroup name and other data... then you should be able to work normaly, see also advanced shearing just in case...

HiTo be able to print from win7 on printer connected to win xp PC you need your network type to be homenetwork and in addition you must install your printerconnected to xp pc as remote printer on windows7 pc

My printer is connected to the win 7 desk top and my l;ap top is downstairs using xp wirelessly

Okthen you just need to share your printer.Do this:1. go to control panel2. under hardware and sound section click on view devices and printers3. Click Add printer from top menu and follow instructions to install your printer4. when printer is installed right click on it icon and from menu click printer properties5. click sharing tab and check share this printerOf course your network type must be set tohomenetwork

Thanks but even after I've done that when I try to access the network printer which is on win 7 desktop from my xp lap top it asks for user name and password like you see when you're sigining into a routers web page. I know my password by user name?O fcourse when you say homenetwork you mean homegroup right?

can you look at my post on the bottom.Now the win 7 pc is asking for user name & password. I have my password for the homegroup but no user name

Ok then leave homegroup network because when you are in homegorup network your shared resources are password protected for computers outside group.You can:1. to enter password when asked2. to change or clear password3. to leave homegroup

I'll try that brb

WHEN THEY SEE YOU WALK INTO A ROOM THEY WILL SAY " HERE COMES THE CHAMP, HERE COMES THE CHAMP" LOL THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. I ALSO NOTICED IN ADVANCED SHARING I HAD TO TURN OFF THE PASSWORD FEATURE!YOU'RE THE BEST