homegroup

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  1. Bat21UK

    Bat21UK MDL Novice

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    #1 Bat21UK, Nov 6, 2014
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    Looking for a little help
    can you set up homegroup on a surface pro with the same microsoft account you use on a desktop PC

    The problem iam getting is
    A homegroup can only be created on a private network

    I have checked and the network is set to private

    Any help would be good thanks
     
  2. pisthai

    pisthai Imperfect Human

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    Normally you could use the same MS Account on ALL of your Windows installation and that includes the Surface, both RT and pro. The credentials of your MS Account would be taken over to all machines connected using that Account, you just need to al,low that.
     
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  3. Bat21UK

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    #3 Bat21UK, Nov 7, 2014
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    Any idea how to get rid of the error Iam getting

    A homegroup can only be created on a private network

    I have checked and the network is set to private

    Any help would be good thanks
     
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  5. Bat21UK

    Bat21UK MDL Novice

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    Thanks for the help will give it a try and let you no how I go
     
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    All work now thanks for the help Pisthai :worthy:
     
  7. pisthai

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    You're welcome! Good that you got it to work!
     
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