Networking windows 7 and iMac Mountaijn Lion

We have a Windows pc and a Windows Laptop both running Windows 7. And an iMac running Mountain Lion.
I have set up my network Workgroup and can browse the Internet. From the Mac i can access the two windows pcs and read ad write info. Howevever, when I try to access my Mac I cannot and get the message "access is denied".
Has anyone any ideas what I should have done. I have chosen sharing in my Mac and Windows pc's in the network and sharing centre. I think the problm may be with the Mac set up.
I would be grateful to anyone who has had the same problem who could help me to resolve this issue.
Joan Pitman

By default the Mac is configured to share with other Mac's only. To allow Windows to interact with the Mac, you need to enable Windows sharing.
On the Mac, open System Preferences and select Sharing. Then select File Sharing and then press the Options button. Here you will see that Apple File Sharing is enabled. You will also see Windows Sharing. Enable this and then also enable the user name in the Accounts section. This name is what you use on the Windows computer when you are prompted to authenticate after selecting the shared folder on the Mac.
With the Windows sharing enabled you can then browse for the shared folder on the PC and authenticated when prompted.

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