Weird problem with My Network Places

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Hi. I don't really know if this should be here or in one of the Security sections, so I'm sorry if it's in the wrong place. Here's the problem. I set up TCP/IP to use an alternate configuration if the other one is not usable because I use this computer on 2 networks (A is school, B is home). Network A needs TCP/IP to obtain the ip and dns servers automatically. Network B needs to use a specific ip, etc. (this is TCP/IP's alternate configuration). Last weekend I was home and I went to My Network Places and saw what was supposed to be there, and 2 really weird things named "Randi's Bitch", then after a few seconds the window went blank. Now I can't access the home network, but I can still browse the Internet. I ran NAV LiveUpdate and Windows Update. I opened a C:\ prompt and pinged the other computer on the network as well as the router, and it worked. So far I haven't noticed any other strange things. I never opened any suspicious email attachments and I have enabled the Internet Connection Firewall (Network A is often infested with viruses, etc.). I've done everything I could think of to find the problem, but with no luck.
 
Oh yeah, when I click "View Workgroup Computers", I get

"Myworkgroup is not accessible. You might not have permission to access this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions

The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available."
 
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