Home Networking with Vista

I just purchased a backup drive Clickfree Wireless automatic backup - see http://www.clickfree.com/products_c3.php#
I want to leave it plugged into my Mac, and have it back up my Mac and laptops (I have an iMac and 2 Laptops... one running Vista, one running Windows7). To do that I need to network the computers. They are all connected to the same wireless router. I can get the laptops to see each other, but can't consistently get them to see the iMac. A couple times they did, but mostly it doesn't show up. Once I was able to access the iMac from the Windows7, but the Vista machine tells me the username is wrong.
I found thishttp://support.apple.com/kb/ht1549 and followed those instructions. One thing: after going to the Advanced Network Settings and setting up the WINS workgroup (I add the workgroup name in the dropdown list), then Apply... if I later go back into that screen, it's not showing up. It's like I never entered it.
I think I'm rambling... can someone tell me... in just the simplest terms possible... what I need to do on the iMac to get my Windows machines to see it... or if I need to do something to my Windows machines?
And don't say I should have bought MacBook... I know
I'm running 10.5.8
Thanks

Instead of browsing, have you tried entering the specific IP and share address directly into the field in the Map Network Drive window. This the what is shown in the Mac's System Preferences Sharing pane at the bottom, where it says, "Windows users can access your computer at..."
You want to enter it in this format.
\\192.168.1.101\Ken
Not sure if that will make a difference.

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*hello everyone,*
*I had these two working fine together until the D-Link took a dump the other day. No explanation. Just stopped working until I reconfigured everything.*
*Which then led to my Airport Extreme being unable to connect to the network at all, much less the internet...*
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*Optimum Cable*
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Airport version 7.4.2
IP address 192.168.0.192
router address: 192.168.0.2
Configuring over Airport connection.
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-.. connect AE to my network using ethernet to extend or create second network
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AE updates..
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wpa wpa2
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channel: auto
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updated…
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I would recommend not starting the numbering scheme for the IP addresses using a '0'. Yes the range is 0-255, but some numbers are reserved, and not generally good practice.
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Sorry I cannot help more, I do not own any of the products you talk about, however I have networking experience. Hope it helps.
--Morris

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HH

Hi,
May I know that are these two network printer with network adapter? If they are installed on the network, you could add them and install the drivers for Windows 7.
Here is one article and two discussions can be referred to.
Install a printer on a home network
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-a-printer-on-a-home-network
Error adding printers on windows 7 client after deployment (0x00000709)
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/4979f1a9-f54e-4c5f-8199-c98315dc53cc
Windows 7 homegroup network printer setup
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/windows-7-homegroup-network-printer-setup/43c8417d-1fd5-49e2-bdfc-733844973ddd
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