Network setup with PC running Windows 7

I have a media server running Windows 7, and a Mac Pro with 10.5.8. What I would like to do is to have all my media files on the PC (running 24 hours a day) and nothing on my mac (media). I would like my Mac to "point" to the PC and access all files over my network with programs like Itunes, movies etc.
Please help me with he best way to setup this network and if there are any limitations. I have tried a SMB share but I have limited networking experience and this isn't working as planned.

Hey.  Did you ever get this fixed?  Because if not, I have a solution that worked for me.  I had the exact problem you've described -- 64 bit version of Windows 7 (mine is Ultimate), "Always available offline" option not appearing
on right click...etc.  
Just out of curiosity, did you happen to use Windows Easy Transfer to move files from an old computer to move to Windows 7?  Because I have a suspicion that the problem lies somewhere in there.
In any case, here's what I did, step by step. 
1. Disable Offline Files (Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Sync Center),
click "manage offline files" then click disable.
2. Restart the computer
3. Delete the CSC folder (C:/Windows/CSC).  NOTE: You may have to change the permissions on the CSC folder in order to do this, and once that is done, you need to delete all the folders within the CSC folder first (starting with the farthest
in, and working your way out), because the system will not allow you to delete a folder that still has anything inside it.  Once you have all the files within the CSC folder deleted, delete the CSC folder itself. 
4.  Enable offline files.
5. Restart the computer.  The CSC folder -- with its default settings, etc., will now be rebuilt, and when right-clicking a network folder, the "Always available offline" option should appear.
I was experiencing this with a Windows 7 Pro X64 computer connecting to a 2003 server and this resolution worked for me, thank you.  For reference, this was a fresh Factory Win7 Install so there was previously no offline files set up.  When browsing
to Manage offline files I was unable to view or delete files  as those options were greyed out.  Once i completed the above tasks they were then not greyed out and visible.  Also good to note that other computers (WinXP, Vista, and 7) were
able to successfully sync offline files with the same server before this issue occurred so it was diffidently a problem with that computer specifically.
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