setup a homegroup using Windows 7/8/10 on your network，下一步是对其进行微调，以便所有较旧的计算机都能找到彼此。只需使用密码，所有Windows 7 及更高版本的计算机都可以轻松加入家庭组，但如果您的网络包含运行旧版本Windows的计算机，则必须将它们放入同一个工作组。
如果运行Windows XP的计算机是您网络的一部分，请务必为网络上的所有计算机使用相同的工作组名称。这使得运行不同版本Windows的计算机可以相互检测和访问。请记住，默认工作组名称在所有版本的Windows中都不相同。99% 的时间它只是称为WORKGROUP，但如果不是，请确保将其更改为该名称。
配置工作组
要在运行Windows XP的计算机上查找或更改工作组名称，请单击开始(Start)，右键单击我的电脑(My Computer)，然后单击属性(Properties)。
在系统属性中，单击计算机名称(Computer Name)选项卡以查看工作组名称。如果不是WORKGROUP，请单击Change ，然后在(Change)Workgroup下键入新名称。
在Windows 7/8/10中，您可以通过转到控制面板(Control Panel)然后单击系统(System)来验证工作组。在底部，您将看到工作组名称。
基本上，将 XP 计算机添加到Windows 7/8/10家庭组的关键是使其成为与这些计算机相同的工作组的一部分。Windows 7/8/10Windows XP计算机时会遇到问题，反之亦然。不过不用担心，一点点故障排除将解决它。
解决Windows XP 网络问题(Windows XP Network Issues)
我遇到的第一个问题是当我进入我的电脑(My Computer)，点击网上邻居(My Network Places)，然后点击查看工作组计算机( View workgroup computers)时，我收到以下错误：
Workgroup is not accessible....The service has not been started.
这让我在谷歌(Googling)上搜索，我尝试了一系列解决方案，包括关闭防火墙、尝试启动计算机浏览器(Computer Browser)服务、启用NetBIOS等。虽然这些项目必须正常工作，但它们并不是导致问题的原因。首先(First)，请遵循此Microsoft 支持文章(Microsoft support article)中的所有说明，以确保涵盖了基础知识。
完成后，尝试通过打开资源管理器(Explorer)并键入如下网络路径，从Windows XP计算机连接到 Windows 7/8/10 计算机：
就我而言，\\AseemVostro计算机是Windows 10计算机。奇怪的是，即使在单击查看工作组计算机( View workgroup computers)链接时出现错误，我仍然能够访问我的 Windows 10 机器上的共享文件夹。我的 Windows 10 机器使用Microsoft帐户登录，所以当它要求输入用户名和密码时，我输入了我的电子邮件地址和密码，这很有效。
此外，当尝试从Windows 10连接到 XP 机器时，我一直尝试在 XP 机器上输入我的本地帐户的用户名和密码，但它根本无法连接。在我做了两件事之后，它终于奏效了。首先(First)，我单击了您在上面的屏幕截图中看到的设置家庭或小型办公室网络链接。(Setup a home or small office network)我浏览了向导，确保将工作组命名为WORKGROUP。
其次，我首先从Windows XP连接到Windows 10机器。一旦我这样做了，我就可以毫无问题地从Windows 10连接到我的 XP 机器。如果您遇到任何问题，请随时发表评论，我会尽力提供帮助。此外，请务必查看我的 Windows 家庭组故障排除完整指南。享受！
Join a Windows XP Computer to a Windows 7/8/10 Homegroup
Once you have setup a homegroup using Windows 7/8/10 on your network, the next step is to fine-tune it so that all the older computers can find each other. All Windows 7 and higher computers will easily be able to join the homegroup by just using the password, but if your network contains computers running older versions of Windows, you’ll have to put them into the same workgroup.
If computers running Windows XP are part of your network, it’s important to use the same workgroup name for all of the computers on your network. This makes it possible for computers running different versions of Windows to detect and access each other. Remember that the default workgroup name is not the same in all versions of Windows. 99% of the time it is just called WORKGROUP, but in case it’s not, make sure to change it to that.
Configure Workgroup
To find or change the workgroup name on a computer running Windows XP click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
In System Properties, click the Computer Name tab to see the workgroup name. If it’s not WORKGROUP, click Change, and type the new name under Workgroup.
In Windows 7/8/10, you can verify the workgroup by going to the Control Panel and then clicking on System. At the bottom, you will see the workgroup name.
Basically, the key to adding XP computers to a Windows 7/8/10 homegroup is to make it part of the same workgroup as those computers. However, you will run into issues when trying to access the Windows XP computer from Windows 7/8/10 or vice versa. Don’t worry though, a little bit of troubleshooting will fix it.
Troubleshoot Windows XP Network Issues
The first issue I ran into was when I went to My Computer, clicked on My Network Places and then clicked on View workgroup computers, I got the following error:
Workgroup is not accessible....The service has not been started.
This got me Googling and I tried a whole slew of solutions including turning off the firewall, trying to start the Computer Browser service, enabling NetBIOS, etc. Though those items have to be working properly, they were not exactly causing the problem. First, follow all the directions in this Microsoft support article to make sure the basics are covered.
Once you have done that, try connecting from the Windows XP machine to your Windows 7/8/10 computer by opening Explorer and typing in the network path like below:
In my case, the \\AseemVostro computer is a Windows 10 computer. Oddly enough, even though I get the error when clicking on the View workgroup computers link, I was able to access the shared folders on my Windows 10 machine. My Windows 10 machine logs in using a Microsoft account, so when it asked for the username and password, I entered my email address and password, which worked.
Also, when trying to connect to the XP machine from Windows 10, I kept trying to enter the username and password for my local account on the XP machine, but it simply wouldn’t connect. It finally worked after I did two things. First, I clicked on the Setup a home or small office network link that you see in the screenshot above. I went through the wizard, making sure to name the workgroup WORKGROUP.
Secondly, I connected to the Windows 10 machine first from Windows XP. Once I did that, I was able to connect to my XP machine from Windows 10 without any issue. If you run into any problems, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll try to help. Also, be sure to checkout my complete guide to troubleshooting homegroups in Windows. Enjoy!
