Connecting to a Windows Vista share from an iMac

I just purchased the imac intel based pc and I am very new but a seasoned windows user. I connected my maxtor external storage to my imac but for the life of me cannot connect to a Windows Vista share. I keep getting a timed out message or I have the option of fixing or deleting the alias. It is a constant loop.
Has anyone done this successfully and will you share? I have turned on windows sharing in the system preferences. What else should I do?

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