Connecting wirelessly with other computers including pcs in my home network

my home network is set up wirelessly through my linksys router with 2 pcs (vista) an ibook and an iMac. My pc recognizes the iMac but when I go to open the public folder it says "Windows cannot access...". When I run diagnostics, it says make sure you typed the path correctly (I have) and you have permission to access the shared folder (I think I do.) I have enable file sharing dvd sharing, screen sharing, file sharing, printer sharing and web sharing.

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
You might look over the articles in Mac Help regarding Windows-based comps. Perhaps they would shed light on perhaps a misconfiguration in the networking.
Mac Help is in the Help menu of the Finder. Select the index (upper right) and go to W/Windows-based computers.
Dah•veed

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