Snow Leopard cannot see winXP shares

Ever since I switched to Snow Leopard all my winXP shares have become inaccessible. I can still see the shared PCs on Finder, but when I try to connect to any of them I get a login prompt. This wasn't happening before. Moreover, even though I'm supplying correct credentials, the connection still fails.

HI,
Try repairing disk permissions.
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Carolyn

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See WinXP shares

hi all,
I am trying to connect to my WinXP PC's shared files <firewall is off> from a MacBook Pro.
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http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3020.html
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