How do I manage to get this done? I have a few Files that are too large for me to transfer via USB (and my external HDD is full) In win XP file sharing has been easy! Where you just enable it, and then under “My network Places” you just click on “View workgroup computers” and then you would see all computers that you have access to.. But I skipped Vista, and just 2 days now I am on Win7 and I just cant figure out how to get this done (Windows 7 part) I have made a proper crossover cable and have tested it with a tester. All help is appreciated thanks in advance P.s. I want to transfer in both Directions From Win XP to Win7 and Win 7 to XP Shared Folders

This isn't a solution, but it is a reasonably tidy workaround: If you have some archiving software with volume-support (like WinRAR, 7zip might also work, etc.) you can compress the files into volumes that will fit onto a USB-key, and make the transfer by moving the USB-key back and forth. This is obviously not practical for frequent transfers, though... I'm also not sure if XP and 7 are supposed to be network-compatible - any educated comment on that, guys/gals/wossnames?

Networking works fine between xp / 7 Did you setup the ip address with no gateway or DNS??? Did you create users / passwords for accessing the shares??? http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/share-files-and-printers-between-windows-7-and-xp/