My computer does not appear in Network Places. Even though it is configured for file and printer sharing, and the XP firewall is set to allow this activity, the computer is not listed. I therefore cannot map a shared drive from another computer on the network.
I seem to remember running a utility that set something in the registry that "increased my security" and pulled me from the visible network. Of course, I cannot remember the instruction and certainly cannot undo it without further help.
Help.
Howard Shachter