This should be easier!

(both computers can see the internet etc so I know the network it’s self is working)

I have a normal home network with a Windows XP machine on it and the new Windows 7 (64 bit) machine. So I can transfer the files to the new Windows 7 machine, I wish to share the complete disk (and all files) from the Windows XP machine and access them from the Windows 7 machine.

Is there a step by step set of instructions for doing this anywhere?

So fare I have:

• put both computers into the same workgroup
• put the windows 7 machine into work network mode so it can see the XP machine in the work group
• shared the XP disk as read only

But when I try to access a lot of the folders on the XP disks, I am told I am not allowed to access them.

(I was not asked for any passwords by the windows 7 machine when I accessed the XP machine. The XP machine just has its default account with no password set on it)