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help, xp cant read old files

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by chickenlegs Jan 17, 2008 last reply Jan 17, 2008

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reprogramed pc from win. me to xp home. saved files on mini drive, installed on xp and xp cant read files. what is the fix for this?

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If you are referring to Office files, download Open Office and try opening them in that. It often works with older files.

[i]'Reprogramed pc'[/i] - I take it you mean you INSTALLED XP Home?

Was it a clean install of XP or was it an Upgrade to XP?

What type of files are you referring to that you saved to the 'mini drive'?

Have you attempted to access these files from another computer?
If not, I would suggest you try this first incase the files themselves are corrupted.

If so, take ownership of the files while logged on as admin.

If the files are corrupt, then you may be out of luck (verify after copying files).

For Word, Excel I often use Open Office to attempt recovery, as it will often recover these files.

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