Problems networking with Window Vistat

I have a macbook pro which I want to network with an older windows vista laptop to transfer files. But I cannot connect to the windows machines using the same parameters that previously worked with an older macbook 10.4 machine.
I go to connect to server, use SMB://IP address of windows machine. I have disabled all firewalls, enabled sharing on the windows directory I want to access but still nothing, despite the fact that in 'network-system preferences' the ethernet status is clearly shown as connected.
Any help much appreciated

Hi,
Maybe this will help.
http://www.techspot.com/drivers/driver/file/information/7556/
Regards,
Dave

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