Win2K to Win XP

[Guest]

Here's my problem...

1) XP does not support dynamic disks.

Here's the scenario:

Moved a basic disk and dynamic disk from an old machine to a new machine.
Once HDs were moved I had to re-install the OS. I decided to go with XP
because I had an extra copy and no other reason. Once XP was installed I
discovered that XP does not support dynamic disks. I go to the MMC and load
up the Disk Management tool only to discover that in order to use the dynamic
drive it needs to be converted to a basic drive.

Problem: Converting to a basic drive destroys ALL of the data on the disk.

Is there a way to safeguard the data on the dynamic disk and safely move it
to XP??

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Install the dynamic drive back in the old machine and record
the data to a CD or DVD.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Here's my problem...
|
| 1) XP does not support dynamic disks.
|
| Here's the scenario:
|
| Moved a basic disk and dynamic disk from an old machine to a new machine.
| Once HDs were moved I had to re-install the OS. I decided to go with XP
| because I had an extra copy and no other reason. Once XP was installed I
| discovered that XP does not support dynamic disks. I go to the MMC and load
| up the Disk Management tool only to discover that in order to use the dynamic
| drive it needs to be converted to a basic drive.
|
| Problem: Converting to a basic drive destroys ALL of the data on the disk.
|
| Is there a way to safeguard the data on the dynamic disk and safely move it
| to XP??

 

[gs]

I dislike dynamic disk for problem and others

I think there is an util you can use to read and copy the content to a safe
place. try searching this newsgroup, help and support, and the admin group.
Sorry, I forgot which one.