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Just a couple of clarifying points
Simple sharing, which is available in xp for backwards compatibility with older systems, should only be used with file systems that do not have file level security. ie. Fat, Fat32 exFAT.
With NTFS based disks you must use advanced sharing, as this works with the file level security.
The only difference between the Home and Work network types in Win7 is the functionality of Homegroup. This is available when on a home network but not on a work network.
Homegroup, of course, is only available between win7 systems, but will work fine in parallel with a standard workkgroup, (Peer to Peer), network.
Identical workgroup and subnet settings are essential for Microsoft networking (workgroup), Identical usernames with passwords does make things work better too.
The other thing to remember is that advanced workgroup sharing is a dual layer process, a user needs to have sharing rights and file access rights to access a shared file