I have a small 2-computer network using a cat5 crossover cable between my XP Pro desktop and my Windows ME laptop.The cord works perfect and I know it is not the problem. Internet Connection Sharing works fine, and network browsing is relatively normal speed, if sometimes a little slow. I can take files from the xp desktop and put them onto the laptop, but I can't put anything onto the xp from the laptop. It doesn't work both ways. Here is an example of my problem. I want to take the song "Roll Out" from the Windows ME laptop and put it onto the XP Pro. So I use my old copy and paste method of file sharing. I sit down at the laptop, right click the song, and copy it. Then I close out of the folder and go to My Network Places on the desktop. I access the shared folder, My Music(as far as I know that folder gives full access to just about everything I can think of), and then right click and paste the song. After about 2 minutes of waiting and a long freeze on the laptop, it finally just causes an error message. It says "Cannot create or replace Roll Out: The network is busy." If anyone knows any better methods to transfer the file that might make it work, I would really like to know it. I have checked and checked again on the security of the shared folders to make sure that they won't deny anything like the "Change" option. I am 100% sure it's a problem with the XP pro, because I networked the same laptop to my friends XP pro, and everything worked with perfect efficiency and speed. The protocols on both computers are TCP/IP, just as I always use. They both have the file and print sharing, too. This problem I am having bothers way too many people and should be resolved. If it's not just like my problem, it's really close. hehe Someone please help me! :(

Hi, Have you selected the files that you want to share on the XP to SHARED ? With XP 'only the XP SHARED FOLDER' is SET to be shared as DEFAULT. Any other FILES?FOLDERS MUST BE MANUALLY set to SHARE. (right click-sharing-shared-full). Hope this solves your problem.

Yes, coza, I have about 5 different folders shared on the XP. Same goes for the windows ME laptop. But I can't put anything on any of the shared folders on the XP. I have messed with the security and NTFS so much it's not even funny.

Are you ruunning any Firewall software/Internet Security? Disable and try?