Setting up Leopard (OS X 10.5) to share files with a PC running Windows Vista is a fairly straightforward process, but like any networking task, it's helpful to understand how the underlying process works.
Beginning with Leopard, Apple reconfigured the way Windows file sharing is set up. Instead of having separate Mac file sharing and Windows file sharing control panels, Apple placed all file sharing processes in one system preference, making it easy to set up and configure file sharing.
In ‘File Sharing With OS X 10.5 - Share Mac Files with Windows Vista’ we will take you through the entire process of configuring your Mac to share files with a PC. We'll also describe some of the basic issues you may encounter along the way.
What You Will Need
- A Mac running OS X 10.5 or later.
- A PC running Windows Vista. These instructions are for Windows Vista Home and Business editions, but they should work for any version of Windows Vista.
- Administrative access to both the Windows Vista computer and the Mac computer.
- About a half hour of your time.
- Oh, and some files you wish to share.
