Consider the following scenario. You are working on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer for 
which the following conditions are true:

    * The computer resides on a network.
    * The computer is a member of a workgroup.
    * Either no firewall is enabled or no firewall is installed on the computer.
    * The computer can ping other computers in the same workgroup. Also, other computers in the 
same workgroup can ping this computer.
    * NetBIOS over TCP/IP functionality is enabled.

In this scenario, you cannot view other workgroup computers on the network.

To have us fix this problem for you, go to the "Fix it for me" section. To fix this problem yourself, 
go to the "Let me fix it myself" section.

Consider the following scenario. You are working on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer for 
which the following conditions are true:

    * The computer resides on a network.
    * The computer is a member of a workgroup.
    * Either no firewall is enabled or no firewall is installed on the computer.
    * The computer can ping other computers in the same workgroup. Also, other computers in the 
same workgroup can ping this computer.
    * NetBIOS over TCP/IP functionality is enabled.

In this scenario, you cannot view other workgroup computers on the network.

To have us fix this problem for you, go to the "Fix it for me" section. To fix this problem yourself, 
go to the "Let me fix it myself" section.

Note this wizard may be in English only; however, the automatic fix also works for other language 
versions of Windows.

Note If you are not on the computer that has the problem, you can save the automatic fix to a flash 
drive or to a CD, and then you can run it on the computer that has the problem.

Next, go to the "Did this fix the problem?" section.

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. 
However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure 
that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. 
Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up 
and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge 
Base:
322756  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

   1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
   2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBt\Parameters
   3. In the right pane of Registry Editor, delete the following values if they are present:
          * NodeType
          * DhcpNodeType
      Note If the NodeType value is present, this value will override the DhcpNodeType value. If neither subkey 
is present and if no WINS servers are configured for the client, the computer uses b-node mode. If at least 
one WINS server is configured, the computer uses h-node mode.
   4. Quit Registry Editor.
   5. Restart the computer.
   6. Try to view workgroup computers on the network again.