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 have simple file sharing and firewalls for both computers disabled. 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.

create a new share with full control to everyone and see if you can copy the file. Do you have the same issue if you are on the XP machine and try to copy the same file from the ME machine?

If you do a search here in these forums (try the the Win 2K forum also) you'll find about 20 messages that deal with this. I'm not trying to be rude here, but it has to do with user accounts and Simple File Sharing and I just don't want to have to type it all out again. If you get really stuck, post back with specifics. We'll get you sharing away in no time. Larry

Yes, wanderer, I get the same problem if I try it from the XP. I will try the new share thing and see what happens.

:( The new share didn't seem to work. I think this problem I'm having isn't just a security problem on the shared folders. I think it may be an NTFS security problem on the drive itself. Maybe not. I'm really not sure and it sucks. I've been having this problem since May and I would like to end it. I am sure there is no viruses on the WinME laptop, so I know the problem couldn't be the Norton antivirus. I have it disabled temporarily anyway. One person said to uninstall file sharing on the XP, then reboot, then reinstall it back. That seemed to work for some people. I would like to try that but I don't wanna screw something up since it's my sister's PC and she will need it when she goes back to college.