Connecting to a network for file sharing

Currently I'm connected to a network at work with my MacBook Pro (with latest OS). I can see my computer on the windows network section but I have no shared files available to access from the pc to my mac. File sharing has been enabled as well as printer sharing. I can see the printers and print to the printers on the windows side from the mac but I can not see my shared folders on the mac from windows or any network folders on the windows machine from the mac. Any ideas on setting things up further?
I've tried http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1812
but I don't understand how I'm suppose to log onto my mac from windows in order to enable file sharing and I don't get why I should have to.

but I don't understand how I'm suppose to log onto my mac from windows in order to enable file sharing and I don't get why I should have to.
According to this article, you can't guest share: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8201.html
But, these guys seem to think so: http://macs.about.com/od/filesharing/ss/file-sharing-with-snow-leopard-win7_2.ht m

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