Editing files on iMac from XP machine

I just re-installed XP SP2 on my laptop (ugh) and am now struggling to get it back to the previous configuration. I can mount the iMac Documents directory just fine (drive Z:) but I can't add anything to the Mac directories or change any of the files from XP.
I've added 'Documents' to the Shared Folders list in the Sharing preferences and set the Everyone permissions for it to Read & Write. I'm also sharing files and folders using AFP and SMB.
What else do I need to do?
TIA,
David

Figured out the file sharing issue! In the Get Info dialog for Documents, I unlocked it and set the Everyone permission to Read & Write. I'm still unclear why using the Sharing preferences panel didn't work.
Still wondering how to get the XP machine to show up in the Finder.....
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