LoneWolf_Spike
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Thanks in advance for any help,
Ok so originally i had a 500GB and 1TB HDD setup, both formatted in XP (likely as Fat32).
I backed up all my files onto the 1TB and proceeded to try and install Windows Vista on the 500GB HDD.
In the end I had to debug the 500GB and then I successfully installed Vista.
But... the 1TB backup can't be accessed by Vista because it is likely Fat32 and formatted in XP (note: is a backup so I'm not going to format it).
Apparently I can install the HDD in a computer running XP but that option is unfortunatly unavailable.
Here is a the view from disk management
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?f17c725af0.jpg
It may seem that the drive is set as "active" and this is the cause for the problem but i assure you it is a compatibility issue.
So my goal here is to find a tool / way / method to access my hard drive and copy my files onto my 500GB hard drive and and external drive my aunt is letting me borrow. If anyone could help that would be largely appreciated.
My ideas are using recovery software or perhaps some type of command prompt. I am looking for freeware though.
I have many documents organised into a complex tree structures (I document everything, copy everything and have all my school work on the computer) so ideally i would like to find a way to access the files in their original tree structure.
(is this not possible because the tree structure wwas defined by windows XP???)
On a last note I can gurantee the files are still on the hard drive and are not corrupt, here is a view of a trial program i used to find the files (though it is a trial and i cannot recover them (and the tree and name structure is gone).
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?f1a79c1099.jpg
Once again thanks for any help
Ok so originally i had a 500GB and 1TB HDD setup, both formatted in XP (likely as Fat32).
I backed up all my files onto the 1TB and proceeded to try and install Windows Vista on the 500GB HDD.
In the end I had to debug the 500GB and then I successfully installed Vista.
But... the 1TB backup can't be accessed by Vista because it is likely Fat32 and formatted in XP (note: is a backup so I'm not going to format it).
Apparently I can install the HDD in a computer running XP but that option is unfortunatly unavailable.
Here is a the view from disk management
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?f17c725af0.jpg
It may seem that the drive is set as "active" and this is the cause for the problem but i assure you it is a compatibility issue.
So my goal here is to find a tool / way / method to access my hard drive and copy my files onto my 500GB hard drive and and external drive my aunt is letting me borrow. If anyone could help that would be largely appreciated.
My ideas are using recovery software or perhaps some type of command prompt. I am looking for freeware though.
I have many documents organised into a complex tree structures (I document everything, copy everything and have all my school work on the computer) so ideally i would like to find a way to access the files in their original tree structure.
(is this not possible because the tree structure wwas defined by windows XP???)
On a last note I can gurantee the files are still on the hard drive and are not corrupt, here is a view of a trial program i used to find the files (though it is a trial and i cannot recover them (and the tree and name structure is gone).
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?f1a79c1099.jpg
Once again thanks for any help
