XP read FAT files, but FAT systems can't read NTFS files.


Phillip Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>In a message dated 7/4/2005 2:55:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
>When an  older drive is hooked up to a working system, you can repair it or
>have a good  chance at retrieving your data using many of the utilities
>available  today.  I've repaired sectors with WinXP's scandisk and have been able to
>copy pictures and other data to the new drive.
>
>I have a similar  situation with the old drive formatted for windows Me and
>the new drive being  xp. Since the Me drive is probably Fat32 and the new is
>not, can the files  still be readable in xp?


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