To connect 2 pcs via crossover cable
Link the network cards on the pcs via the cable
On each pc give it an ip address within the same subnet
i.e
PC1 (laptop) 192.168.1.1
PC2 (tower)192.168.1.2
Now to browse the tower pc from the latpop pc
Goto Start > Run and type "\\192.168.1.2\C$"
C$ is the C drive share
D$ would be the D drive share if you had a D driver and so on and so on!!
This may ask you for a password. If it does just put the adminstrators username & password and you should be able to browse
Drop me a line if you have any problems
Some more information
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/expla...-crossover.asp