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Old 12-07-2007   #1 (permalink)
KC


 
 

removeable hard drive for OS Vista ->XP pro

Simple question that I can't seem to find a definitive answer to..

I have 2 drives both on a machine running Vista ultimate. The 'C' drive is
the OS, with the 'E' drive holding music etc.
I would like to get a removeable tray for the 'C' drive, so that I can swap
out XP pro as another drive ( wll be the new 'C' drive) from time to time,
since I have an app that doesn't play nicely in Vista.

Now the question:

Will the 'E' drive that is currnetly under Vista be altered in any way when
I swap out the OS to XP and it is rediscovered? Is NTFS the same between
these two OS's or is this not a good idea?

Thanks in advance...

KC


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Old 12-07-2007   #2 (permalink)
Wandering


 
 

Re: removeable hard drive for OS Vista ->XP pro

As long as there is no "installed" software on the D: drive, it will supply
data to either operating system just fine.

I don't see any reason this wouldn't work.


"KC" <bezdeti@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Simple question that I can't seem to find a definitive answer to..
>
> I have 2 drives both on a machine running Vista ultimate. The 'C' drive is
> the OS, with the 'E' drive holding music etc.
> I would like to get a removeable tray for the 'C' drive, so that I can
> swap out XP pro as another drive ( wll be the new 'C' drive) from time to
> time, since I have an app that doesn't play nicely in Vista.
>
> Now the question:
>
> Will the 'E' drive that is currnetly under Vista be altered in any way
> when I swap out the OS to XP and it is rediscovered? Is NTFS the same
> between these two OS's or is this not a good idea?
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> KC
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 12-07-2007   #3 (permalink)
KC


 
 

Re: removeable hard drive for OS Vista ->XP pro

Thanks for the quick response, Wandering. I have shot myself in the foot
before by leaping before asking

Thanks,
KC
"Wandering" <amore.dei@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> As long as there is no "installed" software on the D: drive, it will
> supply data to either operating system just fine.
>
> I don't see any reason this wouldn't work.
>
>
> "KC" <bezdeti@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:E794294F-61E3-4E9E-A560-C207E348592A@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Simple question that I can't seem to find a definitive answer to..
>>
>> I have 2 drives both on a machine running Vista ultimate. The 'C' drive
>> is the OS, with the 'E' drive holding music etc.
>> I would like to get a removeable tray for the 'C' drive, so that I can
>> swap out XP pro as another drive ( wll be the new 'C' drive) from time to
>> time, since I have an app that doesn't play nicely in Vista.
>>
>> Now the question:
>>
>> Will the 'E' drive that is currnetly under Vista be altered in any way
>> when I swap out the OS to XP and it is rediscovered? Is NTFS the same
>> between these two OS's or is this not a good idea?
>>
>> Thanks in advance...
>>
>> KC
>
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