Network Credentials for Homegroup?

[Simply Tom]

So I had to re-install windows on my pc and now I can't access the shared files on my HTPC. It tells me to enter my network credentials which I never set up . Please help, all of my music and video is stored on my HPTC and I need to access it.

[Vitalius]

So I had to re-install windows on my pc and now I can't access the shared files on my HTPC. It tells me to enter my network credentials which I never set up . Please help, all of my music and video is stored on my HPTC and I need to access it.

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Homegroup only requires a password to connect that is randomly generated or created by you.

This isn't homegroup. That's a share. Meaning it should be whatever you were using before. So your normal username/password.

[Simply Tom]

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Homegroup only requires a password to connect that is randomly generated or created by you.

This isn't homegroup. That's a share. Meaning it should be whatever you were using before. So your normal username/password.

That's teh problem I never set up a password for the files

[juretrn]

That's teh problem I never set up a password for the files

He means to use the user / password of the HTPC. 

[Vitalius]

That's teh problem I never set up a password for the files

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No. When you made the share, you had to configure it's permissions. If you accessed it without credentials, then it is allowing everyone to connect which means you shouldn't have to put in credentials at all, so you didn't do that. 

You don't "Set up a password for the files". When you make the files, the permissions are configured to allow the owner (that'd be you) to mess with them. 

It should just be whatever account you were using to connect to it originally. So say I have the username Tremor and the Password IsAwesome. And that's the account I used to access them before re-installing Windows. Then I would use those credentials to access them now. Even if I'm on a different account on the computer I was using.

 

He means to use the user / password of the HTPC.

Actually I was going a different direction with it, but that might work too.

[Simply Tom]

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No. When you made the share, you had to configure it's permissions. If you accessed it without credentials, then it is allowing everyone to connect which means you shouldn't have to put in credentials at all, so you didn't do that. 

You don't "Set up a password for the files". When you make the files, the permissions are configured to allow the owner (that'd be you) to mess with them. 

It should just be whatever account you were using to connect to it originally. So say I have the username Tremor and the Password IsAwesome. And that's the account I used to access them before re-installing Windows. Then I would use those credentials to access them now. Even if I'm on a different account on the computer I was using.

 

Actually I was going a different direction with it, but that might work too.

The way I shared the files was to just go under properties and set sharing so that everyone can have full access. I never set users or credentials.

[Simply Tom]

For some reason the whole computer(HTPC) is showing up as not available on my main pc through homegroup.

[Vitalius]

through homegroup.

See, you are still losing me there. 

If it is through homegroup, you have to add your computer to the group. To do that, you need the homegroup password. That can be obtained from any computer already in the homegroup. Such as the HTPC. So log onto the HTPC and grab the password from there in Windows Homegroup.

[Simply Tom]

See, you are still losing me there. 

If it is through homegroup, you have to add your computer to the group. To do that, you need the homegroup password. That can be obtained from any computer already in the homegroup. Such as the HTPC. So log onto the HTPC and grab the password from there in Windows Homegroup.

The computer is already in the homegroup I can access the other computers in the group just not my HTPC. I also checked on another computer in the group and it can access the HTPC.

[Vitalius]

The computer is already in the homegroup I can access the other computers in the group just not my HTPC. I also checked on another computer in the group and it can access the HTPC.

That's kind of bizarre. 

Hmm, I have no idea bro. Sorry.

[Simply Tom]

That's kind of bizarre. 

Hmm, I have no idea bro. Sorry.

Do you know of anyway I can just set  up thedrives to be network storage and not need the homegroup?

[Simply Tom]

random side note does anyone know how to get homegroup working without ipv6. I need to disable it for my vpn.

[TheProfosist]

Umm just use user accounts and file/folder sharing. Homegroup needs to die!

[Simply Tom]

Umm just use user accounts and file/folder sharing. Homegroup needs to die!

do you know where I can learn to do this?

[TheProfosist]

do you know where I can learn to do this?

Its quite easy to do. Leave the homegroup, go into home group settings and set it to "Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computers". Give your users passwords if they dont have them, also if you still want it to auto login thats still possible with a password you just have to set it up later. Then in Control Panel > Folder Options > View all the way at the bottom there is "Use Sharing Wizard", uncheck that. Like restart once maybe if something asks you to. The just go to any folder and right click > Share With > Advanced Sharing > Click Advanced Sharing in the Pop-Up and have at it. All youll need to know then is the name of the PC which you can a find and change if you want in Control Panel > System.

[Vitalius]

do you know where I can learn to do this?

Get on a computer that has access to the drives/folders you want. Or the HTPC. 

Navigate to the drives/folders. 

Right Click each one and repeat this process.

Click Properties

Click the Sharing tab.

Click Advanced Sharing.

Check the "Share This Folder" box.

Name the share whatever you want.

Change the permissions to whatever you need.

Click Ok.

Go to a PC you want to have the share.

Go to Computer.

Click "Map Network Drive".

Type in the name of the computer and the name of the share in this format: \\NameOfComputer\NameOfShare

Assign it to whatever drive letter you want it as. Be sure to check the "Connect with different credentials" box if you want to do that. Otherwise it will try and use ones you've used before or your current login's credentials.

Type in your credentials and hit Ok. 

Now you have the drive/folders connected to your computer and can access them freely.

 

[TheProfosist]

Get on a computer that has access to the drives/folders you want. Or the HTPC. 

Navigate to the drives/folders. 

Right Click each one and repeat this process.

Click Properties

Click the Sharing tab.

Click Advanced Sharing.

Check the "Share This Folder" box.

Name the share whatever you want.

Change the permissions to whatever you need.

Click Ok.

Go to a PC you want to have the share.

Go to Computer.

Click "Map Network Drive".

Type in the name of the computer and the name of the share in this format: \\NameOfComputer\NameOfShare

Assign it to whatever drive letter you want it as. Be sure to check the "Connect with different credentials" box if you want to do that. Otherwise it will try and use ones you've used before or your current login's credentials.

Type in your credentials and hit Ok. 

Now you have the drive/folders connected to your computer and can access them freely.

Oh yea I forgot to put in the map network drive thingy, so thanks for covering it!

[Simply Tom]

Get on a computer that has access to the drives/folders you want. Or the HTPC. 

Navigate to the drives/folders. 

Right Click each one and repeat this process.

Click Properties

Click the Sharing tab.

Click Advanced Sharing.

Check the "Share This Folder" box.

Name the share whatever you want.

Change the permissions to whatever you need.

Click Ok.

Go to a PC you want to have the share.

Go to Computer.

Click "Map Network Drive".

Type in the name of the computer and the name of the share in this format: \\NameOfComputer\NameOfShare

Assign it to whatever drive letter you want it as. Be sure to check the "Connect with different credentials" box if you want to do that. Otherwise it will try and use ones you've used before or your current login's credentials.

Type in your credentials and hit Ok. 

Now you have the drive/folders connected to your computer and can access them freely.

 

I followed the steps but it still says network password is incorrect. Where do I set this?

[Vitalius]

I followed the steps but it still says network password is incorrect. Where do I set this?

Go to Permissions on the shared folder. 

Make sure the user you are signing in as has permissions. 

[Simply Tom]

Go to Permissions on the shared folder. 

Make sure the user you are signing in as has permissions. 

I have it set to everyone can read and write. It is saying i need permission to access the pc not the drive.

[TheProfosist]

I followed the steps but it still says network password is incorrect. Where do I set this?

I have it set to everyone can read and write. It is saying i need permission to access the pc not the drive.

Do you have a password set for the account your using as I mentioned in my directions?

[Vitalius]

I have it set to everyone can read and write. It is saying i need permission to access the pc not the drive.

Use the administrator account on the HTPC's credentials.

[Simply Tom]

Use the administrator account on the HTPC's credentials.

is that the same as the one i log in to the computer with>

[Simply Tom]

Its quite easy to do. Leave the homegroup, go into home group settings and set it to "Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computers". Give your users passwords if they dont have them, also if you still want it to auto login thats still possible with a password you just have to set it up later. Then in Control Panel > Folder Options > View all the way at the bottom there is "Use Sharing Wizard", uncheck that. Like restart once maybe if something asks you to. The just go to any folder and right click > Share With > Advanced Sharing > Click Advanced Sharing in the Pop-Up and have at it. All youll need to know then is the name of the PC which you can a find and change if you want in Control Panel > System

Where do I set users and give them passwords?

[TheProfosist]

is that the same as the one i log in to the computer with>

Should be

 

Where do I set users and give them passwords?

In the User Accounts section of Control Panel?