Switching from Vista to XP: Storage drives

oakstave · Apr 8, 2008

I have a storage drive 'written' by Vista, and I'm considering moving to XP on my main rig. (I have an extra license laying around, and it's going to save me a ton of headaches.)

Will I be able to access the multimedia files in my storage drive after I "downgrade" the OS?

noegruts · Apr 8, 2008

oakstave said:
I have a storage drive 'written' by Vista, and I'm considering moving to XP on my main rig. (I have an extra license laying around, and it's going to save me a ton of headaches.)

Will I be able to access the multimedia files in my storage drive after I "downgrade" the OS?

I can't imagine why not, unless you were using something like BitLocker. Did you have something in mind that might cause these files to become inaccessible?

oakstave · Apr 8, 2008

I wasn't certain if the NTFS file system for Vista, and the way Vista sets up folders is going to be compatible with the XP

I know you can go from XP to Vista... not sure about the other way around.

dudleycpa · Apr 8, 2008

According to this the are the same:

http://thevistaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=31272

terran2k · Apr 8, 2008

still NTFS, you'll be able too access it.

fritzman · Apr 8, 2008

No problem... I access my Vista partition from XP (dual-boot) most days.

Switching from Vista to XP: Storage drives

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