Sharing files from vista onto osx

is it possible? Ive heard that it is, but when I share files, I get asked to put in SMB/CIFS File System authentication, which ive never seen before, and it asks for the workgroup/domain, the name, and the password, and regardless of my resonse, it tells me that the alias could not be opened with options saying delete or fix alias, as well as an ok button.

Hi,
Try this link:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305468
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106471
Good Luck.

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