You can't exactly fault design. They weren't designed to do what you say
they are doing. I'd say you need help in setting up your network properly.
Because it most certainly isn't right now. Once you can properly transfer
files using shared folders (not just THE Shared folder), you should use
right-click drag & drop method and see if things now work.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com
"brothersamati" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:262983E9-F0B1-4ECE-8F75-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The catastrophe was that when the computer containing the files failed, I
> was
> left with a useless shortcut on the other one, when I thought I had two
> month's work.
>
> And I am _not_ telling the computer to "paste shortcut". I'm telling it
> to
> "paste", and it doesn't. It goes ahead and sabotages me on its own
> initiative. It doesn't tell me it's doing something totally different
> from
> what I asked for. I cannot think of a much more dangerous flaw.
>
> When I try and drag the files from "My network places" to "my computer",
> as
> you suggest, it won't. I get the "no entry" sign.
>
> Meanwhile, however, I have found the answer. The folder was set for
> sharing, and with permission for files to be altered, but it was NOT in
> the
> "shared documents" folder (not needing to be, on a computer with only one
> account). Placing it in that folder did enable me to copy it to another
> computer.
>
> So all's well ... However, I can't imagine how anyone could design a
> system
> that allowed you to think you had backed up when you hadn't.
>
> I don't think the danger is widely appreciated. After the catastrophe I
> spent an hour on the phone with MS technical support sorting out other
> folder
> permissions issues, and they were unable to suggest any explanation as to
> why
> copy-and-pasting had resulted instead in the creation of a mere shortcut.
>
> Incidentally, in case anyone in MS reads these pages, the shortcut in the
> "notification of replies" email consistently takes me to an empty window.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "brothersamati" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:E8EDC2E7-1640-495E-8FDD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I need to transfer files from a computer with XP Home to one with XP
>> >Pro,
>> > avoiding the catastrophe I suffered last time I did it.
>> >
>> > I try to Copy and Paste and instead (what I didn't notice last time)
>> > Windows
>> > instead creates a shortcut, which is not a lot of use as a backup!
>> >
>>
>> What catastrophe did you suffer last time?
>>
>> At the target lcoation you need to select "Paste", not "Paste Shortcut".
>> An even easier method would be to open two Windows: One for
>> the XP Home PC, the other on the XP Pro PC. Now drag your files
>> or folders from one screen to the other, preferably with your right
>> mouse button so that you can see all the available options.
>>
>>
>>
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