Sharing Files Between Windows XP and Mac OS X

Using an Ethernet connection and File Sharing
To share files on a Windows XP computer and a Mac OS X computer, you can enable File Sharing to create a common folder accessible on both computers.

On Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and 10.3 Panther:
1- Click on System Preferences - Sharing
2- Make sure the Services tab is selected
3- Click to check Windows Sharing
4- Note your Mac's IP address at the bottom of the window

On Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar:
1- Click System Preferences - Accounts
2- Select the desired user's home folder
3- Click Edit User
4- Click to check Allow user to log in from Windows
5- Click OK

6- Click System Preferences - Sharing
7- Click to check Personal File Sharing
8- Click to check Windows File Sharing
9- Note your Mac's IP address at the bottom of the window (in the paragraph reading "Windows users can access your computer at (address).
To choose which Windows users can log in, open Accounts preferences and edit their user information."

On Windows XP:
1- Click on Start - Search
2- Click on Computers or people - A computer on the network
3- Enter the Mac's IP address that you noted above
4- Enter your OS X username and password

Set up a shared folder on XP:
1- Right-click on the folder to be shared
2- Click on Properties
3- Click on the Sharing tab
4- Click on Share this folder on the network (so the folder can be read by the Mac)
5- Click on Allow network users to change my files (so the folder can be written-to by the Mac)
6- Click on Apply
7- Click on OK

Access the shared XP folder from OS X:
1- Click on Finder - Go - Connect to Server
2- Click on the Server and PC to connect
3- Click on Connect
4- Enter your Mac username and password
5- Click on OK
6- Select the name of the shared folder to access
7- Click on OK
Your shared XP folder now appears on the Mac desktop, allowing you to copy files from XP or OS X to the folder and retrieve them on the other computer.