Files on second harddrive after reinstall

[yippiekyyay]

Hello everyone,

Short version: If I remove Windows XP Pro and then install Windows XP Home, will the files on my second harddrive still be accessible?

Long story: I currently have full retail versions of both Windows XP Home and Windows XP Pro. My old PC is running Pro and has 2 harddrives. I just bought a new pc with no OS and would like to put XP Pro on it and then put my XP Home version on my old pc. I've moved all the files I want to keep onto my second harddrive - will they still be accessible after?

Thanks in advance!

 

[smah]

If the second hard drive is formatted with NTFS, you will need to take ownership when it's added to the new system. Then, you'll be able to access them. See

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421/en-us

It's possible that you'll have an activation issue when you try to re-active xp pro, you might have to phone MS & explain the change over, but it shouldn't be a problem

Steve

http://www.advancedheaters.com

 

[yippiekyyay]

Great - thank you very much for your prompt reply!