Automatic discovery of Vista PC on network?

So I have the MacBook, and I have a Windows Vista desktop. They can see each other fine; on my Mac I can click "Go -> Connect to Server..." and put in my Vista PC's IP address and it will come up. Similarly, I can click "Start" and type in my Mac's IP address and it will come up.
My question is why don't they automatically come up in their respective network browsers? Why can't I go to "Go -> Network" and see my PC?
Would appreciate some tips on how to get that going. It's not a huge annoyance that it doesn't work, but it would be nice if it did.
Thanks in advance.

If there was any error message that might help others give you an answer.
I would also go to the PC Firewall and add Port 631 to the File and Printer Sharing option.
I take it that the Firewall is allowing File and Printer Sharing as you said the option was turned On ?
Otherwise I have nothing else.
8:10 PM Wednesday; March 17, 2010
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