Peter Shkabara wrote; > I assume it is possible to connect two computers via the USB port. This is a correct assumption with a note of caution. >Would it require a US A-A cable No, it is not recommended that you use a plain A-A USB connector. The fact remains that you may short out the motherboards. It will however require a USB-USB File Transfer cable which is a special type of cable. In fact, using USB to transfer files is faster than serial or parallel. This site gives a good picture and description of what you will need. http://www.usb-port.com/bf100c.html There are others out there in almost every flavor and price. I did a "Google" search for, "USB DATA LINK FILE TRANSFER CABLE" and came up with a nice selection to choose from. Sincerely, Frank Suszka netTek Computers [log in to unmask] PCBUILD maintains hundreds of useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml