Connecting mac mini with windows

I am trying to connect my mac mini with a windows laptop, to share a printer and some files. My mac mini works fine with my macbook, but when I try to connect to the laptop, or viceversa, I can get it to work. I am ussing the mini a the server so I want the laptop to share the printer, but I can find a way to make it work. How do I make my mini to recognize the windows laptop? I tried connecting both directly with a ethernet cable, but nothing. I will like them to work throgh my wireless network, but I do not know how. HELP!!!

Firstly, confirm both the Mac mini and the Windows laptop are in the same Windows Workgroup. The Windows Workgroup is set using the Directory Access utility (Applications > Utilities) under SMB/CIFS. Also, make sure Windows File Sharing is turned on and your Firewall is set correctly.

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