This kind of problem exists even when one is doing a pure XP/Vista to XP/Vista file transfer. There are frequent complaints about large (500M+) file transfer failures. Some people have had success with disabling their anti-virus software or by reconfiguring their network routers. Others have merely had to unlock a file (permissions will get you every time). I also seem to recall that (on my system) there are some time-out problems as well - though to be honest I didn't investigate the underlying cause too deeply. This is probably not what you want to hear. See:

• vista-xp-large-file-transfers-over-wireless-fail-consistently - router problems (read to bottom)
• large-transfers-fail-hang-vista-32bit - anti-virus
• Large file problems - conclusion here: sigh.. wait for an update.
• Windows XP maximum size of file? - no max size, but file locking can interfere with transfer

I'm sure someone has figured out how to do this reliably because many corporations support automated installs of very large software packages from central servers. However, the last time I had to do this I ended up loading stuff onto a data wand and walking the files from box to box after hours of frustration. Another time, I think I put SSH (client and server) on both boxes and transferred the files that way.

Best, beth

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