Sharing files from macbook pro with PC

Hi there - and thanks in advance!
I followed the instructions (or so I thought) at http://macs.about.com/od/macwindows/ss/sharemacfilesxp_7.htm
and I can see the mac folders on the PC but when I try to access them from the PC, I get "not accessible. You may not have permission to use this folder. Access is denied."
I have SMB on and a guest account with allow guests to connect to shared folders checked.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Casey

Is CaseyLee the new user you created?
Things certainly look right to me!
Might be worth shutting down both computers, then restarting and giving it another try.
I don't have my mom's netbook handy--that's the computer I was tinkering with to get sharing working--but I may have had to resort to ftp sharing. This should work by entering ftp://<your Mac's ip> (without the brackets, of course!)and hitting enter.
~Lyssa

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