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Mike "Moron" Morowski

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:55 am Post subject: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible? Archived from groups: microsoft>public>win2000>file_system (more info?)

Hi all, to make a long question short - is it possible to make Windows 2000 handle HDDs that were formatted with Windows XP ( e.g. USB disks from a friend who uses XP)? Greetz MM >> Stay informed about: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible?

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:55 am Post subject: Re: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

<Mike Moron Morowski> wrote in message news:mq4lf2dtkkl35q404dlj9ctnvp85tpjtnp@4ax.com... > Hi all, > > to make a long question short - is it possible to make Windows 2000 > handle HDDs that were formatted with Windows XP ( e.g. USB disks from > a friend who uses XP)? > > Greetz > > MM AFAIK Win2000 can read all partitions formatted under WinXP. >> Stay informed about: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible?

Mike "Moron" Morowski

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:55 am Post subject: Re: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 19:07:35 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can DeleteThis @fly.com> wrote: > ><Mike Moron Morowski> wrote in message >news:mq4lf2dtkkl35q404dlj9ctnvp85tpjtnp@4ax.com... >> Hi all, >> >> to make a long question short - is it possible to make Windows 2000 >> handle HDDs that were formatted with Windows XP ( e.g. USB disks from >> a friend who uses XP)? >> >> Greetz >> >> MM > >AFAIK Win2000 can read all partitions formatted under WinXP. > On my first attempt, it didn't work... maybe it was because the HDD was < 160 GB. Also, wouldn't another file system (W2k is NTFS 3.0, XP is 3.1) require another driver, to prevent data loss (at least in case of write access)? Greetz MM >> Stay informed about: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible?

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject: Re: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

<Mike Moron Morowski> wrote in message news:7gllf2h31k94vc73j2vm7jdsoemc95icec@4ax.com... > On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 19:07:35 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can DeleteThis @fly.com> > wrote: > > > > ><Mike Moron Morowski> wrote in message > >news:mq4lf2dtkkl35q404dlj9ctnvp85tpjtnp@4ax.com... > >> Hi all, > >> > >> to make a long question short - is it possible to make Windows 2000 > >> handle HDDs that were formatted with Windows XP ( e.g. USB disks from > >> a friend who uses XP)? > >> > >> Greetz > >> > >> MM > > > >AFAIK Win2000 can read all partitions formatted under WinXP. > > > > On my first attempt, it didn't work... maybe it was because the HDD > was < 160 GB. Also, wouldn't another file system (W2k is NTFS 3.0, XP > is 3.1) require another driver, to prevent data loss (at least in case > of write access)? > > Greetz > > MM You don't need any drivers but you must enable 48-bit LBA on your Win2000 PC: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305098 >> Stay informed about: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible?

Mike "Moron" Morowski

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:59 am Post subject: Re: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 23:36:38 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can DeleteThis @fly.com> wrote: > ><Mike Moron Morowski> wrote in message >news:7gllf2h31k94vc73j2vm7jdsoemc95icec@4ax.com... >> On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 19:07:35 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can DeleteThis @fly.com> >> wrote: > >You don't need any drivers but you must enable 48-bit LBA >on your Win2000 PC: >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305098 > Thanx for this information; just one last question: is 48-bit LBA also required for USB disks (I've always thought BIOS isn't involved when reading/writing to USB disks, at least not for translating the HDD's geometry...)? Greetz MM >> Stay informed about: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible?

"Pegasus

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

<Mike Moron Morowski> wrote in message news:ifqnf29ucov4f6sucqd3449s8vmbrokhuh@4ax.com... > On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 23:36:38 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can.DeleteThis@fly.com> > wrote: > > > > ><Mike Moron Morowski> wrote in message > >news:7gllf2h31k94vc73j2vm7jdsoemc95icec@4ax.com... > >> On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 19:07:35 +1000, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can.DeleteThis@fly.com> > >> wrote: > > > >You don't need any drivers but you must enable 48-bit LBA > >on your Win2000 PC: > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305098 > > > Thanx for this information; just one last question: is 48-bit LBA also > required for USB disks (I've always thought BIOS isn't involved when > reading/writing to USB disks, at least not for translating the HDD's > geometry...)? > > Greetz > > MM Good question - unfortunately I don't know the answer. >> Stay informed about: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible?

Dave Patrick

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

I think it applies only to a disk who's controller uses atapi.sys -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: \| Good question - unfortunately I don't know the answer. \| \| >> Stay informed about: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible?

Mike "Moron" Morowski

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject: Re: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:06:39 -0600, "Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick.TakeThisOut@nospam.gmail.com> wrote: >I think it applies only to a disk who's controller uses atapi.sys Guess you're right - thank you! Greetz PM >> Stay informed about: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible?

Dave Patrick

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

You're welcome. -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect <Mike Moron Morowski> wrote: \| Guess you're right - thank you! \| \| Greetz \| \| PM >> Stay informed about: Windows 2000 and NTFS 5.1 - is this possible?

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