Windows files on a Mac Server

I have a Mac Mini running as a server. I would like to connect to the server with a PC running XP Pro. First, can this be done? Second, if it can what do I do to accomplish this?

Is it running Mac OS X Server, or just Mac OS X client?
If running Mac OS X Server, just start up the Windows sharing daemon via Server Admin, and use Workgroup Manager to define which directories should be shared.
If you're not using Mac OS X Server you can either edit the Samba configuration files by hand or get a copy of SharePoints which puts a GUI on the process.
Either way, once the server is running it should be a simple matter of telling the Windows machine to connect to the server at your Mac's IP address, typically via something like: smb://ip.address.of.mac/sharename

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    Op 6 sep. 2014, om 17:30 heeft A.T. Romano <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven:
    Looking for Windows files on a Mac
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    AquaRidder
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