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HomeGroup and IPv6 Troubleshooting Guide

Ed Price - MSFT — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:46:43 GMT

Your router and all computers must be IPv6 capable (hardware, firmware, and drivers) to use HomeGroup. Check the System Maker (Motherboard Maker for custom systems) or the actual device makers' sites for updated network drivers. Also check the router maker's site for updated firmware. Check their support and ask in their forums for any known issues.

IPv6 Information
HomeGroup FAQ
HomeGroup Instructions
Network Instructions
Update Drivers
How to Check the IPv6 Status of Your Network Adapter
Source

IPv6 Information

How to disable certain Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) components in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 (also includes ENABLE fixit):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929852/en-us

Test IPv6:
http://test-ipv6.com/

IPv6 Support in Home Routers
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463251

HomeGroup FAQ

Open the HomeGroup troubleshooter:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-the-HomeGroup-troubleshooter

Why can’t I access some of the computers in my homegroup?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-cant-I-access-some-of-the-computers-in-my-homegroup

Why can't I access my homegroup?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-cant-I-access-my-homegroup

Why can't I join a homegroup?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-can-t-I-join-a-homegroup

Why can't I create a homegroup?
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Why-cant-I-create-a-homegroup

HomeGroup Instructions

On a small HomeGroup (or network) it is usually easier to reset up the HomeGroup (or network) than to try to troubleshoot.

Create a HomeGroup:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Create-a-homegroup

HomeGroup from start to finish:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/homegroup-from-start-to-finish

HomeGroup: frequently asked questions (also shows how to remove and delete homegroup)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/HomeGroup-frequently-asked-questions

File sharing essentials:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/File-sharing-essentials

Share files with someone:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Share-files-with-someone

Windows 7 HomeGroup: Frequently Asked Questions:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee449408(WS.10).aspx

Network Instructions

Setting up a home network:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Setting-up-a-home-network

Setting up a wireless network:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Setting-up-a-wireless-network

Home Network, Wireless Network and Computer Networking Made Easy:
http://www.home-network-help.com/

Windows Vista Tip: How To Setup And Connect To A Wireless Network:
http://www.watchingthenet.com/windows-vista-tip-how-to-setup-and-connect-to-a-wireless-network.html

Home networking tutorial:
http://www.tehnomagazin.com/Computer/Home-networking-tutorial.htm

Practically Networked - all you could possibly want to know:
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/

Update Drivers

Control Panel - Network - write down the make and model of Wifi - double-click it - Driver's tab - write down the version - click Update Driver (might not do anything). Then Right-click Wifi Device and UNINSTALL - Reboot - This will refresh the driver stack.

Manually look at manufacturer's sites for drivers - and Device Maker's sites:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/ht/driverdlmfgr.htm

Installing and updating drivers in Windows 7 (updating drivers manually using the methods below is preferred to ensure the latest drivers from System maker and Device makers are found)
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43216-installing-updating-drivers-7-a.html

Download - SAVE - Go to where you put it - Right-click - RUN AS ADMIN.

You can download several at once. However, reboot after you install each one.

After looking at the System Maker's you can check Device Maker's for even newer versions.
(The ones from System maker become your fallbacks).

Repeat above for your network card (NIC), and this is a good time to get other updated drivers.

How to Check the IPv6 Status of Your Network Adapter

Windows 7 homegroup is based on IPv6. Check the IPv6 status on your network adapter.

1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

2. Move to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections.

3. Right-click the network adapter icon, and then click Properities.

4. Check whether IPv6 is enabled.

If IPv6 is enabled and this problem still occurs, try the following method.

1. Start the following services:

Peer Networking Grouping
PNRP Machine Name Publication Service

To start these services, follow these steps:

a.    Click Start, Collapse this image, Expand this image, type Services.msc in the Search programs and files box, and then press ENTER.

b.    Right-click Peer Networking Grouping, and then click Properties.

c.    On the General tab, check whether the service is started. If the service is not started, click Start.

d.    In the Startup type list, select Automatic.

e.    Click OK.

f.     Repeat steps 1b through 1e to start PNRP Machine Name Publication Service.

2. Modify a registry key entry to enable IPv6. To do this, follow these steps:

a.    Click Start, Collapse this image, Expand this image, type regedit in the Search programs and files box, and then press ENTER.

b.    Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

             HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\TCPIP6\Parameters

c.    Double-click the DisabledComponents registry entry, and then type 0 in the Value data box.

Note: If the DisabledComponents registry entry is not present, you must create it. To do this, point to New on the Edit menu, click DWORD Value, type DisabledComponents, and then press ENTER.

d. Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

Source

This article originated from this Forum thread (referred by PKN):

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/8cde0b48-88cc-4bc6-90a5-c53ac1acaafa

The original content was provided by Rob Brown, MVP:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/spiritx%20ms%20mvp/

The author of the section "How to Check the IPv6 Status of Your Network Adaptor" is Zhen Tan:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/profile/zhen%20tan/

Download and Install Internet Explorer 9

Ed Price - MSFT — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:02:19 GMT

This article exists to show you how to download and install Internet Explorer 9. It includes information about compatibility and the new features of IE9. If you have community resources about IE9 (links to pages that aren't on TechNet Wiki), please add them to the "Community Resources" section. If you have links to Wiki articles about IE9, please add them to the "See Also" section below.

NOTE: This article was originally posted at the ElMajdal.Net website : http://elmajdal.net/Win7/Downloading_and_Installing_Internet_Explorer_9.aspx

Overview
Procedure
New Features
Summary
Community Resources
See Also

Overview

The latest Internet Explorer from Microsoft, Internet Explorer 9, was released March 14, 2011. In this article, I will be showing you from where to download it and how to install it. Also I will be showing you some of the new features that IE9 has. Internet Explorer 9 can be installed on the following operating systems :

Windows Vista 32-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) or higher
Windows Vista 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) or higher
Windows 7 32-bit RTM or higher
Windows 7 64-bit RTM or higher
Windows Server 2008 32-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) or higher
Windows Server 2008 64-bit with Service Pack 2 (SP 2) or higher
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit

Procedure

So if you have one of these operating systems , these are the steps to download and install IE9 :

To download Internet Explorer 9, go to : http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/ Also you can download http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/downloads/ie-9/worldwide-languages where you can download Internet Explorer 9 in the language that matches your version of Windows ( You can select Language and Operating System )
Click on the Download Now button in the upper right side of the page
Internet Explorer will detect you current operating system and will provide you with a download link for your specific Windows version. As you can see from the below snapshot, my current operating system version was detected automatically : Windows 7 32-bit (English)
In this page, you can also select I would also like Bing and MSN defaults, this will set Bing as the default search engine for you. Decided whether you need this option or not and then click the Download Now button
On the File Download dialog box, you can either run the installer or save it on your machine. I will be clicking Run
Download will begins
If you have the User Account Control enabled, then a dialog box will open asking you if you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer, click Yes
The Install Internet Explorer 9 dialog box will open, click on Install
Installing Internet Explorer 9 will start
Once installation is completed, you will be requested to restart your machine to apply the changes.
Once you restart your machine, open Internet Explorer 9 , and you will discover the new interface .

New Features

Below are some of the new features with IE9 :

Pinned Sites

Now you can pin any website to your task bar, this can be done either by :

You can drag the website icon (mostly on the left side of the website address) to the taskbar.
Or You can drag the website tab itself to the taskbar.
as you can see in the below snapshots , I have pinned ELMAJDAL.NET to my taskbar.

Design and User Interface

The first thing you will notice about IE9, is its new user interface and design. More of the website can been seen now. For example, previously I used to press F11 and go into full mode to see more. Also You can find most command bar functions, like Print or Zoom, when you click the Tools button . Enjoy the new simplified design. One Box For both Search and Website URL : Instead of having two boxes, one for the website URL and other for the search engines, now IE9 combines the functionality of these two boxes into a single one. As you can see from the below snapshot, the different added Search Engines can be selected by clicking on the Download arrow.

Download Manager

This is an excellent feature finally added to IE. With this feature, you can have all your downloads into a single page, and more over, you can Pause any of your downloads, and then click on Resume to continue where it last stopped. Excellent feature!

Moving Tabs

Starting in IE9, you can move tabs around more. You can move one tab out of the IE9 browser to create a new IE9 window with just that tab in it. Just drag it out!

Or you can drag a tab from one IE9 window into another IE9 window!

Other Features

There are other cool features as well, so go and install IE9 and experience the new design and simplicity. Please add the other new features as sub-sections in this article.

Summary

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 is the latest Web Browser released by Microsoft. It has a lot of new features with a simplified design.

Community Resources

This is a list of sites out of TechNet Wiki that pertain to IE9. Get the list started by adding a link!

Official Microsoft Team Blogs

Rich Prescott — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:11:44 GMT

The directory below contains a listing of the official Microsoft Team Blogs and essential web feeds organised by category. A full directory of all Microsoft blogs can be found on the Microsoft Communities Website.

Business Process Management
	BizTalk Adapter Pack	RSS
	BizTalk Server	RSS
Consumer and Hardware Solutions
	Microsoft Surface	RSS
	Professional Photography	RSS
	Response Point	RSS
	Windows Home Server	RSS
	Xbox Press Releases	RSS	News Feed
Dynamics
	Dynamics CRM	RSS
	Dynamics GP	RSS
	Dynamics GP for Developers	RSS
	Dynamics NAV	RSS
General
	Accessibility	RSS
	Environment Software Enabled Earth	RSS
	Interoperability	RSS
	IT Business Value	RSS
	Microsoft On The Issues Legal and Policy	RSS
	Microsoft Unlimited Potential	RSS
	MSDN Magazine	RSS
	MSDN Subscriptions	RSS
	TechNet Magazine	RSS
	TechNet Plus Subscriptions	RSS
	TechNet Wiki Ninjas	RSS
	The Data Privacy Imperative	RSS
	The Microsoft Blog	RSS
	Working for Microsoft - JobsBlog	RSS
	XPS XML Paper Specification and Open Packaging	RSS
Industry Solutions
	Chemical	RSS
	Education UK Further Education Community Colleges	RSS
	Education UK Higher Education	RSS
	Education UK Schools	RSS
	Education UK Teachers K12	RSS
	Financial Services Risk and Compliance	RSS
	Health	RSS
	Life Sciences Developers and Architects	RSS
	Power and Utilities	RSS
Internet
	Internet Explorer	RSS
Microsoft Advertising
	adCenter Analytics	RSS
	adCenter API for Developers	RSS
	adCenter for Advertisers	RSS
Microsoft Conferences and Briefings
	Bluehat Security Briefings	RSS
	MIX The Next Web Now	RSS	News Feed
	Professional Developers Conference PDC	RSS
Microsoft IT and GFS
	Microsoft Data Centers	RSS
	Microsoft Global Foundation Services	RSS
	Microsoft IT Showcase	RSS	News Feed
Microsoft Learning
	Beta Exam Announcements	RSS
	Microsoft Certified Master	RSS
	Microsoft Learning	RSS
	Microsoft Press	RSS
Microsoft Licensing
	Microsoft Licensing In Depth	RSS
	Microsoft Volume Licensing	RSS	News Feed
Microsoft Online Services
	Microsoft Online Services	RSS
	Office Live Workspaces	RSS
	System Center Online	RSS
Microsoft Press Pass
	Press Pass Press Releases	RSS	News Feed
	Press Pass Top Stories	RSS	News Feed
Microsoft Service Management
	Microsoft Operations Framework	RSS
Office
	The Office Blog	RSS
Office Applications
	Deployment Support	RSS	Support Blog
	Office 2010	RSS
	Office Access	RSS
	Office Excel and Excel Services	RSS
	Office for Mac	RSS
	Office InfoPath	RSS
	Office Outlook	RSS
	Office Natural Language	RSS
	Office Powerpoint	RSS
	Office Project	RSS
	Office Project Support	RSS	Support Blog
	Office Resource Kit	RSS
	Office Sustained Engineering	RSS
	Office Visio	RSS
	Office Word	RSS
Office Sharepoint MOSS and Groove
	Groove Support	RSS	Support Blog
	Performance Point Server	RSS
	SharePoint Designer	RSS
	SharePoint Developer	RSS
	SharePoint End User Content Team	RSS
	SharePoint IT Pro Documentation	RSS
	SharePoint Products and Technologies	RSS
Partner and Customer Resources
	Microsoft on Independent Software Vendors ISVs	RSS
	Microsoft Partner Program TS2 Blog	RSS
	Microsoft Small Medium Business Community	RSS
	Microsoft Valuable Professional MVP Award Program	RSS
	Startup Zone Emerging Business Team	RSS
	Windows Partner Blog	RSS
Planning Deployment and Update
	Microsoft Deployment Toolkit	RSS
	Microsoft Update	RSS
	Solution Accelerator Assessment and Planning	RSS
	Solution Accelerator Security and Compliance	RSS
	Windows Installer MSI	RSS
	Windows Optimized Desktop	RSS
	Windows Server Update Services	RSS
	Windows Server Update Services Support	RSS	Support Blog
	Windows Springboard Series	RSS
Product Support
	Daylight Saving Time and Time Zone FAQs	RSS	Support Blog
	Hotfix Support The Hot Blog	RSS	Support Blog
	Support Lifecycle	RSS	Support Blog
	SysInternals	RSS
	Technical Rollup Mailings	RSS	Support Blog
Research and Labs
	Microsoft Connect Recent Connections	RSS	News Feed
	Microsoft Research AutoCollage	RSS
	Microsoft Research Downloads	RSS	News Feed
	Microsoft Research Machine Translation	RSS
	Microsoft Research News and Headlines	RSS	News Feed
	Microsoft Research Publications	RSS	News Feed
	Office Labs	RSS
Search
	Bing Developer	RSS
	Bing Maps formerly Live Maps	RSS
	Bing Search formerly Live Search	RSS
	Bing Webmaster	RSS
	Microsoft Enterprise Search	RSS
Security
	Microsoft Information Security Tools Team	RSS
	Microsoft Malware Protection Center	RSS
	Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC	RSS
	MSRC Ecosystem Strategy	RSS
	Security Bulletins Advisories	RSS	News Feed
	Security Bulletins Comprehensive	RSS	News Feed
	The Security Development Lifecycle	RSS
	Windows Security	RSS
Security Products Forefront
	Forefront Client Security	RSS
	Forefront Product Suite	RSS
	Forefront Server Security	RSS
	Forefront Threat Management Gateway ISA Server	RSS
	Forefront Unified Application Gateway UAG	RSS
	Forefront Identity Manager	RSS
Software Development Shared Source Initiative
	CodePlex	RSS
Software and Web Development
	ADO dotNET	RSS
	Application Consulting and Engineering ACE	RSS
	Architecture	RSS	News Feed
	Developer Division Performance and Engineering	RSS
	dotNET Compact Framework	RSS
	Expression Blend and Design	RSS
	Expression Encoder	RSS
	Expression Web	RSS
	JDBC Driver	RSS
	Patterns and Practices	RSS	News Feed
	Robotics Developer Studio	RSS
	Silverlight	RSS
	The dotNET Endpoint	RSS
	Visual Basic	RSS
	Visual C++	RSS
	Visual Studio	RSS
	Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Support	RSS	Support Blog
	Visual Web Developer	RSS
	Web Deployment	RSS
	Windows 7 for Developers	RSS
	Windows Presentation Foundation WPF SDK	RSS
	Windows SDK	RSS
	XNA Games Development	RSS
Software and Web Development Cloud Computing
	Azure Cloud Computing Tools	RSS
	Azure dotNET Services	RSS
	Azure SQL Data Services	RSS
	Live Framework	RSS
	Live Services Developer News	RSS
	Windows Azure	RSS
	Windows Live ID and Identity Gateway	RSS
SQL and Business Intelligence
	Gemini	RSS
	Microsoft Sync Framework	RSS
	ProClarity	RSS
	Project Astoria Next Generation Data Programability	RSS
	SQL Performance Engineering	RSS
	SQL Release Services	RSS
	SQL Server Compact	RSS
	SQL Server Development Customer Advisory	RSS
	SQL Server Express	RSS
	SQL Server Protocols	RSS
	SQL Server Reporting Services	RSS
	SQL Server Security	RSS
	SQL Server User Education	RSS
Systems Center Systems Management
	System Center	RSS
	AVIcode	RSS
	System Center Configuration Manager	RSS
	System Center Configuration Manager Support	RSS	Support Blog
	System Center Data Protection Manager DPM	RSS
	System Center Opalis	RSS
	System Center Orchestrator	RSS
	System Center Essentials	RSS
	System Center Mobile Device Manager	RSS
	System Center Mobile Device Manager Support	RSS	Support Blog
	System Center Operations Manager	RSS
	System Center Operations Manager Support	RSS	Support Blog
	System Center Service Manager	RSS
	System Center Virtual Machine Manager	RSS
Unified Communications
	Microsoft Exchange	RSS
	Office Communications Server	RSS
	Office Communicator	RSS
	Speech Server	RSS
	Unified Communications Group	RSS	Aug-07
Virtualization
	App-V Application Virtualzation	RSS
	Server App-V	RSS
	Dynamic Data Center Alliance	RSS	Resource Blog
	Med-V Enterprise Desktop Virtualization	RSS
	Remote Desktop Services formerly Terminal Services	RSS
	Windows Virtualization	RSS
Windows Desktop and Embedded
	Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack MDOP	RSS
	Windows 7	RSS
	Windows 7 Engineering	RSS
	Windows Embedded	RSS
	Windows Embedded Point of Service for dotNET	RSS
	Windows for your Business	RSS
	Windows Genuine Advantage	RSS
	Windows Media Center	RSS
	Windows Portable Devices	RSS
	Windows Printing	RSS
	Windows Sensor and Location Platform	RSS
	Windows Vista	RSS
Windows Live
	Inside Windows Live	RSS
	Live Mesh	RSS
	Photosynth	RSS
	Windows Live Hotmail	RSS
	Windows Live Mail Essentials	RSS
	Windows Live Messenger	RSS
	Windows Live Messenger Support	RSS	Support Blog
	Windows Live Team General News	RSS
Windows Mobile
	Microsoft Tag	RSS
	Office Outlook Mobile	RSS
	Windows Mobile	RSS
	Windows Mobile Developer	RSS
Windows Server and Infrastructure
	Active Directory Services	RSS
	Advanced Windows Debugging and Troubleshooting	RSS
	Clustering and High Availability	RSS
	Commerce Server	RSS
	Essential Business Server	RSS
	Group Policy	RSS
	IIS and ASP dot NET Support	RSS	Support Blog
	Platforms Performance	RSS
	Server Core	RSS
	Server Core Ask the Core Team	RSS	Support Blog
	Small Business Server SBS	RSS
	Storage	RSS
	Windows Auditing and Security Logging	RSS
	Windows Public Key Infrastructure PKI	RSS
	Windows Server Division	RSS
	Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	RSS
Windows Server Networking and Remote Access
	DHCP Windows Enterprise Networking Group	RSS
	Microsoft Enterprise Networking	RSS
	Network Access Protection	RSS
	Network Monitor	RSS
	Routing and Remote Access	RSS
	Windows Core Networking	RSS
	Windows Server Networking Documentation	RSS
Windows Systems Management
	Scripting Hey Scripting Guys	RSS	Support Blog
	Windows Management Infrastructure	RSS
	Windows Powershell	RSS

This table and it's contents were originally listed on BlogMS - Official Microsoft Team Blogs / Microsoft Blogs. The post has not been updated in quite a while, so a copy was made here so that the community could update it as needed.