Loss of files after installing Win2K

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Carl

Hi,
I have home computer with 2 large HD. I moved all files to
one drive, formatted the other and installed Win2K. After
reboot, most files moved to other drive are inaccessible
(meaning pic file is listed, but won't display...pdf file
is listed, but cannot open, etc).
Can somebody explain the cause of this to me? And, better,
is there any way to retrieve these files?
Thanks for the help!
Carl
 
Carl said:
Hi,
I have home computer with 2 large HD. I moved all files to
one drive, formatted the other and installed Win2K. After
reboot, most files moved to other drive are inaccessible
(meaning pic file is listed, but won't display...pdf file
is listed, but cannot open, etc).
Can somebody explain the cause of this to me? And, better,
is there any way to retrieve these files?
Thanks for the help!
Carl
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Probably has to do with 2K limitations in terms of size of partition.
Since you do not mention sizes, it is just a guess.
 
Hi, Carl.
I have home computer with 2 large HD.
Click to expand...

HOW large? Over 10 MB? Come on, we can handle real numbers here, even big
ones. ;^} And how large are the volumes on the HDs?

Have you found Disk Management? (Many experienced users haven't yet, even
though it has been in Win2K from the beginning over 4 years ago.) At the
Run prompt, enter: diskmgmt.msc

What does Disk Management say about your HDs, especially that secondary one?
Have you specifically assigned your drive letters (using Disk Management),
or does Win2K reassign letters each time you reboot? Are your drives
formatted FAT (16 or 32) or NTFS? And, as John Doue asked, how large are
these files that you are trying to open?

RC
 
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