How deep into a windows directory can Mac access?

Well, after moving, and attempting to move numerous files (from a networked XP laptop, with an externally USB mounted hdd), I've found that there are some files that it will not allow me to move.
I get the same error message-- not having sufficient privileges to move the files.
I'd set my access permissions to allow the users to change the files. Which I'm assuming means they can edit the files, and save an updated version at the source, as well as moving/copying the files.
So, I'm curious about two things.
1- is there a level of "depth into a directory" that Mac cannot access a networked drive through a PC?
2-Are there certain directory sizes that Mac just can't copy from?
well, ok... maybe some more too....
3- the file transfer starts off great, and then after a while it sends me the above referenced error msg stating that I don't have privileges to access the file.
At first I thought maybe the network connection failed, but I can still access the folders in question. Then, I remembered that even windows has a 255 character limit to pathway strings that it can read.
Hence my two initial questions.
any ideas?
Thank you in advance.

While the issue was answered-- it just made my job more frustrating-- I was hoping for a bypass so I'd not have to take so long to deal with it.
The problem was that I'd set so many folder levels that it'd exceeded the 255 or 1024 character limit that XP has.
Thus, my attempts to move entire directories was met with rejection due to the exceeded limits..... argh..... so much for being "smart" on my realizing what a perfect filing cabinet I had at my finger tips-- I am a lousy filer, and can never think of how to file things. The directory structure helped me overcome that "weakness," or so I thought.......

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