Screen Sharing With Windows XP

I'm having a bit of trouble getting the screen of a Windows XP computer to show up on my Mac, using OS X's Screen Sharing feature.
First I launch the Screen Sharing app, found at: Macintosh HD > System > Library > CoreServices > Screen Sharing.app
A window pops up that says "Connect to Shared Computer" and prompts me to enter the "Host:". I type in the Window XP computer's IP address "192.168.0.15"
A new window pops up that says "Enter your password to share the screen of 192.168.0.15". I type in the password required to log into that Windows XP computer and click Connect.
A little progress indicator spins, saying "Connecting..." and then... "Connection failed to 192.168.0.15". "Make sure that Screen Sharing is enabled on the computer to which you are attempting to connect"
I'm running UltraVNC Server on my Windows XP computer. What am I doing wrong?
Message was edited by: Reuben Feffer

I do not know anything about UltraVNC, but traditionally, the VNC password is a separate password that is set as part of the VNC server configuration. It is generally NOT the user account password.
There is a Microsoft Remote Desktop Client available if you would prefer:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desktop/default.mspx>
As well as CoRD
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/30808>
There are also other VNC clients for Mac OS X
Chicken of the VNC (free)
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14099>
JollysFastVNC (shareware)
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33113>

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