hey, i have just started out getting into networking but am barely a newbie, i just bought a crossover cable and was able to share files from one windows box to another windows box but was too short so i bought another one that says Fast CAT5e networking cable snagless patch cable and now i can't share files. i wanted to know if that CAT5e patch cable could be used for that and if not what is the difference between patch cable and crossover cable

thanks for any help