Hi, it's possible that your HD file system is running Fat32 instead od NTFS.
The way to check is to 'right click' your mouse arrow over the correct root
drive where XP is installed. If it says Fat32 then you need to convert the
drive through the command prompt as follows "
To convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt
1.. Open the Command Prompt window.
2.. In the command prompt window, type
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs
For example, typing convert D: /fs:ntfs would format drive D: with the
ntfs format.
Notes
a.. To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to
Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
b.. You can convert FAT or FAT32 volumes to NTFS with this command."
ChrisC