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vista won't show xp files

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by indymax1

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New vista computer will not recognize files on my xp drive. Says all folders are empty but will show them on a xp computer. How can I get vista to work my XP drive.

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by oh smeg

The easiest solution here is to use a XP computer to copy the files across a Network and then once everything is copied you can then use Vista to format the HDD and use as a Backup or copy drive from Vista.

The problem arises because of the supposed added Security that is built into Vista not accepting a older Partition Format Type without the added security. While both partitions may be NTFS the Vista one will have a different Security System installed when it was formatted and without this Vista most times refuses to read a XP or Older drive.

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