WIndows XP and MacBook file sharing

i want to share files between my MB black and my Windows XP
sharing them over a LAN is the most logical way (no internet, files are too large to be transfered with a flash drive)
i have an airport express that i connect to through airport and the airport express has an ethernet cable running from it to the jack in the back of my windows machine
i know that because it is a direct connection i have to have my IP adresses and subnet mask the same on both machines so i set them that way
in system preferences "windows sharing" is on and "personal file sharing" is on (even tho i no that is pointless for this setup) and my firewall is off
in control panel (windows) i have my firewall disabled
i made a "shared" folder on my windows and i right click > properties > sharing tab > i checked the box that says "share this folder on the network"
after this i'm pretty much in the dark so can anyone help me?
p. s. this post is also posted elsewhere bc i didn't know where to put it
Macbook Black Mac OS X (10.4.8)

On your MacBook look in Network in your finder. Under your workgroup you should see the Windows machine. My workgroup name is MSHOME yours could be something else. Click on it and it should allow you to connect to the windows machine. Just pick which folders you want to connect to and they should come up in your finder window. Now you can use that shared folder just like it was on your MacBook.
TTFN
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