"Windows couldn't remove your computer from the homegroup."

Anonymous
2010-01-26T03:36:40+00:00

I have a laptop and a desktop which were both participaing in a Homegroup.  It stopped working, so I tried to "leave the Homegroup" from both machines, intending to recreate it.  By the way, standard networking and file sharing is still working.  The desktop allowed me to leave the Homegroup, but I receive the "Windows couldn't remove your computer from the homegroup" message on the laptop.  I have run the network and homegroup troubleshooters numerous times on both machines.  I have also researched and tried everything I could find on the web, with no sucess.  Please tell me how I can reset the Homegroup settings on my laptop.

Mark S. Freeman

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Internet and connectivity

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Anonymous
2010-08-21T18:43:40+00:00

Here is a solution that might work.  It worked for me. 

"Researched the problem and found the solution. A file was corrupted and deleting it got the PNRP service running. The file was recreated correctly when the PNRP service started up. Here's the file for future reference:

C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking\idstore.sst"

Solution given by Streetwolf on Windows 7 Forums

Link is below:

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/29060-cant-start-peer-name-resolution-protocol.html

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-10-15T07:42:33+00:00

    It is likely that in seeking a resolution some of the "fixes" have cascaded into a series of other little problems. Any one of the steps mentioned, if modified incorrectly or not solved in a specific order will make the issue harder to solve, or worse.  :(

    If a reinstallation of windows becomes the only way of fixing it, I might recommend using Windows Easy Transfer to migrate your documents, music, email settings, etc... by saving the transfer file(s) to disk, then open the transfer file after reinstalling Windows.

    Refrences::

    Below nljackson65's response and

    http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7network/thread/647907b2-5ba6-4fc5-b724-266bdfaddd37/

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-07-07T08:22:35+00:00

    Having the same issue.  Have followed the instructions to stop and disable both services mentioned, yet continue to get the error and am unable to leave a homegroup

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-01-27T01:13:47+00:00

    I ran sfc sucessfully, but there was no change in the problem.  Also I noted that "Peer Name Resolution Protocol",  "Peer Networking Grouping",  "Peer Networking Identity Manager", and "Homegroup Provider" services are all running, but the "Homegroup Listener" service is not.  When I tried to start the "Homegroup Listener" service , I received the error code -2147467262  (0x80004002)

    Mark S. Freeman

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