XP computer suddenly blocked from workgroup

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From: David K <noemails@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:28:17 +1100

We have 5 PCs on a workgroup.

Everything was working fine, including network printing
and visibility and mapping of shared resources. Every PC
could see all the others in the workgroup.

Suddenly 1 PC cannot see the workgroup - even itself!
Get the standard message re check permissions etc.

Other PCs IPs can be pinged, have rerun the network setup wizard,
checked firewall settings. Changed the workgroup name on the
problem PC - it still is not allowed to access its own shares.

The users are not sophisticated and did not change any settings.

Where should I be looking? What can cause this to happen?

David K, melbourne.au
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