Vista PC's connect to network but cannot mount TC disks!!!!

I will start by saying that I have never had a problem with connectivity between my iMac and Macbook.
I have 2 PCs in the house running Vista. Both can connect wirelessly to the TC and access the internet through this without a problem. However when trying to connect the disks (TC disk and also one connected USB drive) I get an error.
Error reads "Unknown User, incorrect password, or login is disabled. Please retype the login information or contact the Disk's administrator (67)." I know the password I entered is correct.
TC firmware version is 7.4.2
File sharing is enabled.
Secure shared disks with TC password
AirPort Disk guest access is Read and Write
WIndows workgroup is set the same as on the Vista machines.
WINS Server is blank.
The frustrating thing is that it used to work just fine and it appears that this is a recent event (the kids have been complaining for a while and I have only just now got around to looking at it seriously).
When I first purchased my TC 9 months ago we were a Windows only household. There was never any problem with connecting to the drives. It appears that the connectivity has got progressively worse over time.
At one stage I dumped the Windows AirPort utility and just tried to manually map the TC and other drive within windows (i.e. select Map Network drive, enter IP address of TC and then select the shared name) This worked for a while but now windows will not even see the shared drives. The TC is visible on the network considering it is the point where the two PCs connect.
Does anyone have any advice on how to get the two Vista PCs to connect?

OK. I have had a closer look at things and believe I am closer to identifying the source of the problem.
It appears that I am unable to use the Airport Agent to mount the disks because of the (so-called) "smart" firewall in Norton 360.
If I disable the Norton firewall I am able to get the disks mounted (mapped).
Now I do not want to have to permanently disable the firewall just so I can access the disks.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to configure the firewall so that it allows communication between the Vista PC and the TC? (i.e. any specific ports to open, protocols to allow, etc.)
It is also interesting to note that I get the same problem is I manually map the disks from within Windows Explorer (i.e. no problem with firewall disabled but constant invalid password with firewall active).

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