Sharing Files between Mac's in the same Network

ok, I have a Mac Pro and my sister has an iMac
I know how to share files but I get annoyed by this:
1)I only want to share my "Public Folder" but instead, it not only shares my Public folder but also my "Macintosh HD and System" Folder. And I cant find a way to hide this folders. It does it by default how can I fix this.
The same thing happens for both Mac's not only the Public folder gets share but the system and Macintosh HD as well.
*This has nothing to be with 10.5.4 update... since i was trying to figure this out long time ago...
2) I have a laptop computer running Vista, when i had 10.5.1 I was able to see the PC monitor in my finder window to share my files, after 10.5.2 came out, every time I turn on my laptop , the icon does not show up on my Mac. And i hate going to "finder/go/connect to server" option
Do you guys have the same problems??

I know what you mean, I am having the same problem. I think I figured out why this is happening though.
This is what happens when you turn on "file sharing":
"Users you have set up with accounts in Accounts preferences can access your computer by connecting to it over the network. *A user with an administrator account can access your entire computer.*"
I am assuming that your sister has an admin account on her iMac, which automatically gives her full access to your hard drive.
Does anyone know how to restrict file sharing, even for administrators in the network?

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Greetings,
I have recently made the switch to the Mac, and I have been so pleased with it ever since! I am getting married soon and my wife-to-be has a Windows XP desktop machine. I have been reading up on the different options on sharing files, and I want to ask if someone with experience can confirm what I think I have discovered.
1. A person on Windows can read and/or write to a Mac OS X formatted drive only if they run Macdrive.
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1. A person on Windows can read and/or write to a Mac OS X formatted drive only if they run Macdrive.
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2. A person running Windows XP can read files stored on a shared folder on the Mac through network sharing without additional software. But can they write to the shared volume on the Mac??
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To setup windows sharepoints your best using a shareware utility called sharepoints
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