File sharing between Mac OS X and Win 7

[MtlAngelus]

I need help sharing files between my iMac running MacOS X version 10.5.7 and a (brand new) Win 7 Home Premium PC. Mostly to transfer files from my iMac to the Win7 PC. Lots of files.

I've searched google but haven't found anything that helps me. :(

[thomasp]

Can you not use a Vista or XP guide to get the basics for networking? Failing that get an 8Gb USB pen drive and do it that way.

[bloopy]

Maybe you could host or upload the files over a web/network protocol somehow.

FTP?
Opera Unite?

[Xinos]

ynHub (http://www.ynhub.org/) is a no-brainer Direct Connect server that will work over a network. You could also try Hamachi.

Sorry I've barely touched a mac, so I can only suggest alternative methods.

[MtlAngelus]

We're talking around 150 GB worth of stuff. Web based/usb drives would be too much of a hassle. I'm trying with an ethernet cable for simplicity and speed.

I can't seem to use the XP guides because I can't find the appropriate options in Win 7. I found one solution to connect directly but I can't even use that because the application it used is not available in the Home Premium version of Win 7 for whatever reason.

[Star Worms]

Buy (or borrow) an external hard drive?

[MtlAngelus]

Found a way. :D

http://www.vistax64.com/vista-general/38598-force-ntlm-vista-home-premium.html

The problem is that every solution I found before told me to open secpol.msc, which doesn't come with the home premium version, but there's a way to do it manually using regedit. Now I can network them and access any shared folders in my mac. :cool: