No windows sharing

Hi I am having a few problems trying to link up my PC and my MAC as I am trying to share some files.

Now I have looked online and it seems I have to activate in my sharing folder windows sharing in my system preference but i dnt seem to have that.

Also I am able to connect to my bf laptop but some how I cant find my PC even though we are both connected using the same wireless router.

Can anyone help?

try reading this article :

How Do I Network My Mac and PC? :: My First Mac - Help Buying and Getting Started with Your New Mac

Great site by the way fro newbies (mac)

MacFanBoy said:

try reading this article :

How Do I Network My Mac and PC? :: My First Mac - Help Buying and Getting Started with Your New Mac

Great site by the way fro newbies (mac)

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Even on that site it tells me to tick windows sharing box but I don't seem to have that on my system preferences.

Go to System Preferences > Sharing > check File Sharing > Options... > check "Share files and folders using SMB" > check a user name.

That guide is old - it's for Tiger.

Agreed with Vansmith.

And yes, that site is old. Tiger and before was way different in network and sharing settings.

Also what version of Windows is on your Windows machine?

I done all that but I still cant find my pc. On my pc I can see my mac and pc are on the same home group thing when I click on the working group computer thing I think its called. But when I click on the mac computer it says I am not allowed to access it. I am on xp. And when I use the mac going to GO and then connect to server i type in SMB then my computer name or ip address it does not connect.

Is your PC behind a firewall?

yes it is.

That could be causing some problems. Turn it off and test it.

Nope didnt work. It strange cause it worked with my bf's laptop I was able to put files into his shared folder. There must be something wrong with my pc but I have enable file sharing etc.

Are you both using the same version of Windows?

(If you haven't, you can turn your firewall back on).

Try the guide here.

That link is for Vista I found one for xp but I still cant find my pc on my mac, I give up.

Can you try your Windows machine with another Windows system and be sure File Sharing is working? I have seen XP systems with issues that would not network with any other machine no matter what.