Can't see Windows Partition on shared computer

I have a home network with a Macbook and MBP
The MBP is partitioned into 2 logical drives...one with OSX (obviously) and the other with a bootcamp partition. Additionally I have an external drive partioned into 2 drives. One is formatted for Mac the other formatted in FAT32 (so windows os can read/write to it when necessary).
The problem is that when I am sharing the MBP I cannot connect (from the Macbook) to the windows partitions on either the MBP or the external drive. I can see everything else on the MBP (including printers, home folders, public folders, etc.)
So, the question is, what do I need to do to set up the MBP to make the windows partition visible and accessible??
Both machine have 10.5.5 and all updates installed
Thanks

OK, after going to _http://www.macwindows.com/leopard_ and hunting around a bit I found the solution.
It turns out that in the File Sharing Options window I had both "Share files using AFP" and "Share files using SMB" selected. That allowed me to see OS X shares but not Windows shares. I turned off AFP shares and voila! I can see all connected drives and folders.
Not obvious for a newbie like me. So for those of you having the same problem try the above and see if it works

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