Windows 7: Benchmarks apps to test slow WIn 7 to Xp transfer rates

Across my local network, I am still experiencing really slow Win 7 to XP transfer rates ( 1.5MB/sec) as compared to Win 7 to Windows 7 transfer rates ( up to 60MB/sec) as noted here.

1) What are some good free benchmark apps I can download to test this more thoroughly and hopefully zero in on a solution?

2) What speeds do other users get when transferring files from Win 7 to XP ( either via backup software or via windows explorer)??

Might be a "homegroup" issue. Homegroup uses IPv6 and some legacy system have connectivity issues. You can test by creating a new network connection using "workgroup"

1-You can use task manager (free and built in)

2-I have gotten as high as 700 Mb (~90MB) under special circumstances using IPV4 and workgroup.

APPS- I didnt see anything in Task Manager with respect to transfer rates across a network.

TRANSFER RATES - You got 90 MB/ sec ( 700 mbits/sec) transferring files from Win 7 to XP????

HOMEGROUP - Doesn't apply to XP. I 'left' the homegroup ( based on onther tips) just in case it was slowing transfer rates down. I only use workgroup and get the same poor rates (Win 7 to XP) even when setting up a new one.

Apps-The networking tab monitors total traffic.

Xfer- Yep, from a win 7 laptop (6 years old) to a tape server (6 Year old desltop). Both with gigabit cards.

Homegroup uses IPV6 XP and legacy systems work better in IPV4, so it does apply. If the homegroup didnt yield a higher throughput I would check the drivers with a latency checker like DPC Latency Checker

I see the tab, but I see nothing about transfer rates. It just tells me I have a giga-bit network card and % network utilization. Are you saying the pecentage values can be used to determine transfer rate????

Or you can try Net limiter (it measures as well as limiting if wanted) NetLimiter - The Ultimate Bandwidth Shaper

Everything I have ever read in any forum, and from Microsoft themselved, says Homegroup only applies to Win 7 machines ONLY. See Microsoft screenshots.

Could you elaborate on your statement that its does apply to XP and suggest how one can add an XP machine to a Homegroup??? I thought the only way to share files between Win 7 and XP is via Workgroups (which is what I have now - and what is still giving me only 1.5MB/sec transfer rates)

If you have workgroups and not homegroups it is something else. When you set up the machine (win 7) it asked you if you were on a home network, a work network, or a public network.
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Yes I know.... but you are saying you can add an XP machine to a HomeGroup. How?