external hard drive unreadable in vista only

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batman77

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Hi,

I have seen quite a few questions and answers regarding this topic but none that actually point out how to fix the problem.

I have a seagate freeagent and recently purchased a WD external drive. Both of them were readable and usable in vista and they now have 1.5 Tb of data between them. When i booted into ubuntu and accessed the drives they became "corrupted or unreadable" in vista.

They both work in Ubuntu and in XP and on a digital media player, just not vista. There isnt a problem with the drives except in Vista.

Is there any thing that can be done to repair the drives so they work in Vista and no data is lost as ideally I would be able to use both OS's. What is different about Vista using these drives that does not happen in any other OS?

Thanks in advance,
 

My Computer

System One

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Thinkpad T400
    CPU
    Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz
    Motherboard
    LENOVO 64734VM
    Memory
    2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 531MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    Sound Card
    Conexant 20561 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15 inch
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Hard Drives
    1x 180GB Intel 530 series SSD
    1 x 120GB Hitachi 5400rmp
    1 x 650GB Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    1x 1Tb Western Digital Elements 5400rpm
    Internet Speed
    Medium for New Zealand
    Other Info
    Weakest part of my computer is the graphics chipset.
    Only ever used a laptop.
    Also use USB Freeview TV Card
    Lenovo Docking Station
    External Speakers
    Other bits a pieces as needed
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