Vista Home Basic workgroup ?

wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?

Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic

Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our home
network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but I cannot
see new machine from others in the original workgroup.

Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do this
produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from default
workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no other
options.

New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and go back
to XP.....

Appreciate any help.

Grov "Vista newbie"

Follow this path..

Control Panel - System - Advanced System Settings - 'Computer name' tab -
'Change' button..


"Grover" <> wrote in message
news:...
> wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?
>
> Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic
>
> Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our home
> network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but I cannot
> see new machine from others in the original workgroup.
>
> Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do this
> produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from default
> workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no other
> options.
>
> New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and go back
> to XP.....
>
> Appreciate any help.
>
> Grov "Vista newbie"

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

Thanks Mike, but no such setting available - Control Panel - System
ok, but no Advanced System Settings......

Computer Name section has a Chage Settings "button", but goes to sytem
properties, with tabs = Computer Name, Hardware, Advanced, System
Protection, Remote...

Advanced goes to choices of Performance, User Profiles, Startup and
Recovery buttons. No "change workgroup name" option in sight!

Where's my XP disks......

Grov

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:41:07 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
<> wrote:

>Follow this path..
>
>Control Panel - System - Advanced System Settings - 'Computer name' tab -
>'Change' button..
>
>
>"Grover" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?
>>
>> Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic
>>
>> Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our home
>> network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but I cannot
>> see new machine from others in the original workgroup.
>>
>> Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do this
>> produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from default
>> workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no other
>> options.
>>
>> New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and go back
>> to XP.....
>>
>> Appreciate any help.
>>
>> Grov "Vista newbie"

Mike - It's Vista Basic - part of the problem?

Grov

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:41:07 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
<> wrote:

>Follow this path..
>
>Control Panel - System - Advanced System Settings - 'Computer name' tab -
>'Change' button..
>
>
>"Grover" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?
>>
>> Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic
>>
>> Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our home
>> network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but I cannot
>> see new machine from others in the original workgroup.
>>
>> Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do this
>> produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from default
>> workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no other
>> options.
>>
>> New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and go back
>> to XP.....
>>
>> Appreciate any help.
>>
>> Grov "Vista newbie"

In news:,
Grover <> wrote:
> wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?
>
> Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic
>
> Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our
> home
> network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but
> I cannot
> see new machine from others in the original workgroup.
>
> Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do
> this
> produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from
> default
> workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no
> other
> options.
>
> New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and
> go back
> to XP.....
>
> Appreciate any help.
>
> Grov "Vista newbie"

In Control Panel, double click System.
In the left hand column, click on Advanced System Settings.
Note: You can also click on Change Settings in the "Computer
name, domain, and workgroup settings" section.
This should launch System Properties.
On the Computer Name page, click on the Change button which is
next to "To rename this computer or change its domain or
workgroup, click Change".
In Computer Name/Domain Changes, click in the box under
Workgroup and enter the name of your workgroup.
Click OK twice.
Close any open windows and restart your computer.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Thanks - but there is no box under Workgroup! the only box is under
computer name - "More". and under that is only "primary DNS
suffix........."

Grov

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:39:25 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
<> wrote:

>In news:,
>Grover <> wrote:
>> wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?
>>
>> Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic
>>
>> Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our
>> home
>> network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but
>> I cannot
>> see new machine from others in the original workgroup.
>>
>> Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do
>> this
>> produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from
>> default
>> workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no
>> other
>> options.
>>
>> New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and
>> go back
>> to XP.....
>>
>> Appreciate any help.
>>
>> Grov "Vista newbie"
>
>In Control Panel, double click System.
>In the left hand column, click on Advanced System Settings.
>Note: You can also click on Change Settings in the "Computer
>name, domain, and workgroup settings" section.
>This should launch System Properties.
>On the Computer Name page, click on the Change button which is
>next to "To rename this computer or change its domain or
>workgroup, click Change".
>In Computer Name/Domain Changes, click in the box under
>Workgroup and enter the name of your workgroup.
>Click OK twice.
>Close any open windows and restart your computer.
>
>Good luck
>
>Nepatsfan
>

When you double click the 'settings', icon in Control panel, do you not get
the Task window that shows Windows version, rating, RAM installed, domain
and workgroup settings?


"Grover" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Mike - It's Vista Basic - part of the problem?
>
> Grov
>
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:41:07 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
> <> wrote:
>
>>Follow this path..
>>
>>Control Panel - System - Advanced System Settings - 'Computer name' tab -
>>'Change' button..
>>
>>
>>"Grover" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?
>>>
>>> Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic
>>>
>>> Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our home
>>> network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but I cannot
>>> see new machine from others in the original workgroup.
>>>
>>> Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do this
>>> produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from default
>>> workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no other
>>> options.
>>>
>>> New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and go back
>>> to XP.....
>>>
>>> Appreciate any help.
>>>
>>> Grov "Vista newbie"

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

right click on computer and hit properties a box pops up with some options
on the left side of the screen one of the options is advanced system
settings. This brings up a box with a tab named computer name. Click on
that tab

then click on the change button

once that dialog pops up you can change the workgroup that the computer is
in



"Grover" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks - but there is no box under Workgroup! the only box is under
> computer name - "More". and under that is only "primary DNS
> suffix........."
>
> Grov
>
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:39:25 -0400, "Nepatsfan"
> <> wrote:
>
>>In news:,
>>Grover <> wrote:
>>> wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?
>>>
>>> Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic
>>>
>>> Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our
>>> home
>>> network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but
>>> I cannot
>>> see new machine from others in the original workgroup.
>>>
>>> Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do
>>> this
>>> produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from
>>> default
>>> workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no
>>> other
>>> options.
>>>
>>> New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and
>>> go back
>>> to XP.....
>>>
>>> Appreciate any help.
>>>
>>> Grov "Vista newbie"
>>
>>In Control Panel, double click System.
>>In the left hand column, click on Advanced System Settings.
>>Note: You can also click on Change Settings in the "Computer
>>name, domain, and workgroup settings" section.
>>This should launch System Properties.
>>On the Computer Name page, click on the Change button which is
>>next to "To rename this computer or change its domain or
>>workgroup, click Change".
>>In Computer Name/Domain Changes, click in the box under
>>Workgroup and enter the name of your workgroup.
>>Click OK twice.
>>Close any open windows and restart your computer.
>>
>>Good luck
>>
>>Nepatsfan
>>

If you mean Control Panel > System > Settings, yes I do see those;
Under Computer name, Domain, and Workgroup settings I see the computer
name, full computer name, computer description, and Workgrooup.
Workgroup is set to "Workgroup" - I need to change that to the
workgroup my other 2 machines are on.

When I click the "Change Settings" button, it opens a window titled
"Settings", with tabs Computer Name, Hardware, Advanced, System
Protection, Remote. All I can change there is the computer
description.

Thanks for your continuing help!

Grov

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:22:03 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
<> wrote:

>When you double click the 'settings', icon in Control panel, do you not get
>the Task window that shows Windows version, rating, RAM installed, domain
>and workgroup settings?
>
>
>"Grover" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Mike - It's Vista Basic - part of the problem?
>>
>> Grov
>>
>> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:41:07 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>Follow this path..
>>>
>>>Control Panel - System - Advanced System Settings - 'Computer name' tab -
>>>'Change' button..
>>>
>>>
>>>"Grover" <> wrote in message
>>>news: ...
>>>> wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic
>>>>
>>>> Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our home
>>>> network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but I cannot
>>>> see new machine from others in the original workgroup.
>>>>
>>>> Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do this
>>>> produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from default
>>>> workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no other
>>>> options.
>>>>
>>>> New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and go back
>>>> to XP.....
>>>>
>>>> Appreciate any help.
>>>>
>>>> Grov "Vista newbie"

The Workgroup box should be highlighted (button showing blue) and presently
read 'Workgroup'.. if it is not grayed out, just overtype your network
name..


"Grover" <> wrote in message
news:...
> If you mean Control Panel > System > Settings, yes I do see those;
> Under Computer name, Domain, and Workgroup settings I see the computer
> name, full computer name, computer description, and Workgrooup.
> Workgroup is set to "Workgroup" - I need to change that to the
> workgroup my other 2 machines are on.
>
> When I click the "Change Settings" button, it opens a window titled
> "Settings", with tabs Computer Name, Hardware, Advanced, System
> Protection, Remote. All I can change there is the computer
> description.
>
> Thanks for your continuing help!
>
> Grov
>
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:22:03 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
> <> wrote:
>
>>When you double click the 'settings', icon in Control panel, do you not
>>get
>>the Task window that shows Windows version, rating, RAM installed, domain
>>and workgroup settings?
>>
>>
>>"Grover" <> wrote in message
>>news:. ..
>>> Mike - It's Vista Basic - part of the problem?
>>>
>>> Grov
>>>
>>> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:41:07 -0400, "Mike Hall - MVP"
>>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Follow this path..
>>>>
>>>>Control Panel - System - Advanced System Settings - 'Computer name'
>>>>tab -
>>>>'Change' button..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Grover" <> wrote in message
>>>>news: m...
>>>>> wife's old computer bit dust - lightning strike?
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway, new one has Vista Home Basic
>>>>>
>>>>> Need to change default Workgroup to my own for sharing on our home
>>>>> network..... it discovered shared machines, and printers, but I cannot
>>>>> see new machine from others in the original workgroup.
>>>>>
>>>>> Google'ing and looking at Vista Help for hints on how to do this
>>>>> produce strange results.... no obvious way to change from default
>>>>> workgroup "WORKGROUP" - in sharing wants DNS Suffix, with no other
>>>>> options.
>>>>>
>>>>> New macine is a few hours old, and am tempted to nuke it and go back
>>>>> to XP.....
>>>>>
>>>>> Appreciate any help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Grov "Vista newbie"

--


Mike Hall
MS MVP Windows Shell/User
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/