Network icon in Finder not functional

I have an Intel Mac Mini Core 2 Duo w/OS X 1.4.10.
My Network icon shows up in Finder just fine. BUT, below that it only shows three folders
Applications
Library
Users
I can't see or browse my network at all. I can click on Go --> Connect To Server and manually do it, but I would rather have the option to see all the machines on my network. I have tried removing and re-adding the Network icon in Finder | Preferences. I have done a killall -HUP Finder.
I tried deleting all of those folders. Now my Network is empty, at least according to the OS X point of view.
On the flip side, I know Samba is working because I can browse the Mac from all my PC's.
Does any of you Mac guru's know what's going on? I know *nix and I know Windows. Mac's are fairly new to me...
Thanks

username/password - I inherited this machine so yes, I am pretty sure I might have done that. Would it be easier to create another user and that way the preferences would be "fresh"?
Hey, great idea for a test!
I saw in that other Network folder problem thread about deleting a file called com.apple.systempreferences (or something very similar). Would that help?
The partial list of filesfolders I've seen cause problems are...
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist
/Users/nnnnLibrary/Preferences/com.apple.internetconnect.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/SystemConfiguration/
I haven't been using it very long so configuring settings over again isn't a big issue.
If User settings aren't the problem... doesn't look like it to me so far, then an Archive and Install from your Install CD/DVD might be the trick.
P.S. Should I have to recreate the Network folder after reboot? applejack didn't recreate it if it was supposed to...
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