"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
    2012-02-17T16:26:30+00:00

    hey yeah i have posted on numerous sites and yet do not have a fix.  what i think is funny are the people that repost the same answers over and over.  do they not know how to read?microsoft needs to get its support back from india and put real technicians on fixing their software.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-02-17T12:47:15+00:00

    Thought maybe this would fix it Lucky ... but to no avail still cannot leave home group.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-02-17T12:09:37+00:00

    OK I did lucky Changs method and did not help. The services are set to auto I deleted the idstore files, etc ... I have been messing with this for over 4 hours. Does anyone have a clue why I cannot leave the old homegroup. It was a different house on different machines ...  This is a windows 7 home edition running on a dell laptop.    When I restart after doing all the fixes explained here the new idstore files appear and I still cannot leave the old homegroup.

    For all the money that windows has gotten from me in the last 15 years I am ticked as I have spent hours and hours of time with the little idiosyncrasies of there programs not working right.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-17T11:06:37+00:00

    OK I am trying this last fix now ... already tried the deleting files in the app data directory.     SR lake I have seen your posts in many forums. Hopefully you were able to fix this. Second Microsoft get this problem fixed so we do not run into this  ...   I have wasted hours researching this and it seems many, many people have had this problem.  If it works I will repost and let you know ... if  not I will be back and madder then ever.

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