File sharing between iMac and PC running Windows 7

This can't be a new problem but I am unable to access PC files running Windows 7 on a wireless network. I can see the folders on the PC from the Mac but cannot open nor access the contents. Error message: "The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “name of folder” can’t be found. I have tried every suggestion I've found on internet. Any solutions?

I can access Mac files from PC but not the other way around. I have given "Full COntrol" under Share Permissions on PC; I have selected "Share" for Users, My Documents. I have added Guest User Accounts without passwords. I have tried to access as Owner. I have tried to "Connect to Server" through Finder, smb://computer name/file. Although the file folders are displayed on my Mac when I try to open them I get a "Connection failed. You do not have permission to access the server "computer name". When I try to access from Finder SHARED, the get error message The operation can’t be completed because the original item for “file name” can’t be found.

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