So, the peson who did a blog as
I'm a Product Manager at Microsoft working on the Windows Vista launch team.
who stated

They're USB 2.0 cables with a special chip that enables them to connect two
PCs. (A standard USB cable cannot do this, even if the USB connectors fit).

might be ncorrect??


"Adam Albright" wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:16:05 -0800, austinmann
> <austinmann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >How "special" does the USB cable have to be to use the File Transfer Wizard
> >to move files from XP to Vista? Info talks about having to buy a "special"
> >cable but wondering if a regular USB will work.
>
> Bingo!
>
>