PC WON'T SHOW UP IN FINDER ANYMORE

I have a PC running Windows Vista Home Edition sharing several folders. I used to be able to see this computer in my Finder window on my Mac. I can see and access my Mac from my PC, but I can no longer see and access my PC from my Mac. I am running OSX version 10.5.8. I recently upgraded to that version, and it seems like ever since I upgraded, I can't see my PC in Finder anymore.
Does anyone have a simple fix for this problem to get my PC to show up in Finder once again?

I'm having the same problem, different twist. I just upgraded to snow leopard on my IMac, and set up file sharing with my Macbook. My IMac shows up fine on my MacBook, but the MacBook will only show up for a short while on my IMac, then it disappears. I can get it back if I set it up on the MacBook again, but only for a while, and then my IMac finder will show not only the MacBook being shared, but also some other non-existent computer, but again, only for a while, then they both disappear. My MacBook has leopard, not snow leopard, but I can't see why that would matter. Any solution? This kind of thing can drive you crazy - and I don't even really need file sharing, but I still want everything to work! Thanks for anyone who can help. Linda

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