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Step 1
Start up your Mac and PC. Make sure they are both connected to the network before attempting to access the PC's files.
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Step 2
On the PC, go to Control Panel>System. Check the name of the workgroup on the network. If you are having trouble, the default for Windows XP is MSHOME and for Vista is WORKGROUP.
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Step 3
On your Mac, open up the Directory Access application in Utilities. You might need to click the lock in the lower left-hand corner in order to make changes. Double-click on SMB/CIFS, and change the Workgroup name to the same name as the workgroup on Windows XP.
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Step 4
In Finder, click on Go>Network. Locate the name of your Windows PC. Login using your Windows login.








