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Old 12-10-2011 at 09:36 AM   #1
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Homegroup
Hey guys, last week when I was at mac using my laptop an icon appeared on my desktop “Homegroup” and I didn’t really know what it is, I don’t recall downloading such a thing. I tried to get rid of it but didn't know how, I think it left by itself or because I refreshed the desktop o.0

Anyways this morning the same icon appeared on my desktop….does anyone know why it keeps appearing, or what is it's purpose here ?

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Old 12-10-2011 at 09:47 AM   #2
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Sounds like a network, other than that, I have no clue what you're talking about

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Old 12-10-2011 at 01:57 PM   #3
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Microsoft 7 Homegroup?
http://windows.microsoft.com /en-US...ures/homegroup
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Old 12-12-2011 at 04:00 PM   #4
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Usually a "homegroup" is something that happens when you connect to a "home network" that automatically allows sharing between your computer and the computers around you. If you want this to stop you could simply change the settings of the network you're connecting to and that should fix the issue.
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Old 12-12-2011 at 04:27 PM   #5
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as far as i know you cant uninstal it, but unless you have more then 1 computer or you actually have files to share over you shouldnt worry about it. i tried to get it for my laptop and desktop and i couldnt even get it to work
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Old 12-12-2011 at 04:29 PM   #6
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this happened to me once...
did u recently connect to a new network? add a computer or gaming system to your network?
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Old 12-12-2011 at 04:31 PM   #7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by giftedchick View Post
this happened to me once...
did u recently connect to a new network? add a computer or gaming system to your network?
actually yes :p , that's probably why



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