Problem sharing file with windows 7

I am tring to set up pc with the new macbook air.
I can read/write files in Windows 7 from my macbook air. However, the reverse is giving me a headache.....(seriously)
In my macbook air, Preference->Network->Advance->Wins , I set the workgroup as WORKGROUP ( my windows 7 workgroup name)
Under the Wins servers, i've added ip address of my pc. (Tried both ways)
Also I check two boxes(AFP, SMB) in file sharing.
set my username to give full permission and none for "Everyone".
Now here is the problem. In my windows 7 pc, under the network, I can see my macbook appear. When I click, it is giving me a login pop-up. There, I've entered the login name of my macbook air, and password, but it kept giving me an error message that it is not the correct one.
I have no idea why this happening. The most bazzarre thing is that it sometimes is connected with the same setting. Can anyone please help me?
This is driving me for 3 days night and day.....
Any comment/advise will be appreciated.
thanks

Here's what I just did and my Windows 7 PC sees all the folders under my Mac user name.
I didn't touch anything in Network. It was already setup in the WINS tab for WORKGROUP.
I opened Sharing from System Preferences. Selected File Sharing and after a few seconds, shared folders (user name Public) and users showed up. Windows Sharing is ON. I clicked on Options, checked 'Shared Folders and Files using SMB (Windows)' and checked my user name under Account. It prompted me for my user password. If you look under 'Windows Sharing: On', you'll see this "Windows users can access shared folders on this computer, and administrators all volumes, at \\192.168.1.xx." <--- internal IP address of your Mac.
Then, I went over to my Windows 7 PC and mapped a drive to my MacBook Pro's internal IP address. I was prompted for my userID and password which I filled in with my Mac logged in userID/password. All the folders under my Mac user account appeared and I am able to open them. This may be all you need to do. Map the Mac internal IP to a drive letter in Windows 7.

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