XP files can't see Win2k3 files and vice versa

[Andel]

Hello, I posted this in Win2k3 forum but this is also for XP:

I installed Windows 2003 server and Windows XP on my computer with 250GB hard drive. I partition the hard drive as follows:

C drive - 25GB (primary)
F drive - 25GB
G drive - 50GB
H drive - 50GB
I drive - 100GB

When I installed 2003, it only shows C, F, G, and H. Drive I is empty so I had to create a logical drive using Disk Management. I loaded all my music files in I drive.

Then I installed XP, also it only shows C, F, G, and H. Drive I is also empty. Why is it like this? I should be able to see drive I, right? So, anyway, I used Disk Management to create a logical partition I again.

So, what's happening is that my files created in 2003, cannot be seen when I use XP to boot up. In the other hand, my files created in XP cannot be seen when I boot my computer with 2003. This is for the I drive only. All other drives are ok- i can see files from either xp or 2003.

How can i fix drive "I" so that i can see files no matter what operating system i use?

Thanks in advance.

Andel
andel@barroga.net

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[bcastner]

There is a limit of 4 primary partitions on a disk, plus one extended partition.

 

[linney]

Choosing the Right Disk Storage for Your W2K System

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwinpro01/html/winpro0900.asp

 

[Andel]

bcastner, i have only 1 primary partition on the disk.
I have another disk however (D drive), about 30gb, where I installed the XP.



Andel
andel@barroga.net

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[bcastner]

I partition the hard drive as follows:

C drive - 25GB (primary)
F drive - 25GB
G drive - 50GB
H drive - 50GB
I drive - 100GB

You have only 1 Active partition, but to XP all partitions are either Primary or Extended.

 

[Andel]

bcastner, thanks for your response.
yes, i have one primary and 4 extended. is this a problem? because in xp, i can see all 5 drives without problem.

Andel
andel@barroga.net

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[linney]

Is that 4 extended ??? or 1 extended and 3 logical?

logical drive.

A volume that you create within an extended partition on a basic master boot record (MBR) disk. Logical drives are similar to primary partitions, except that you are limited to four primary partitions per disk, whereas you can create an unlimited number of logical drives per disk. A logical drive can be formatted and assigned a drive letter.

extended partition.

A type of partition that you can create only on basic master boot record (MBR) disks. Extended partitions are useful if you want to create more than four volumes on a basic MBR disk. Unlike primary partitions, you do not format an extended partition with a file system and then assign a drive letter to it. Instead, you create one or more logical drives within the extended partition. After you create a logical drive, you format it and assign it a drive letter. An MBR disk can have up to four primary partitions, or three primary partitions, one extended partition, and multiple logical drives.

primary partition.

A type of partition that you can create on basic disks. A primary partition is a portion of a physical disk that functions as though it were a physically separate disk. On basic master boot record (MBR) disks, you can create up to four primary partitions on a basic disk, or three primary partitions and an extended partition with multiple logical drives.


(copied from help and support)

 

[Andel]

C drive - 25GB (primary)
F drive - 25GB
G drive - 50GB
H drive - 50GB
I drive - 100GB

Drive C is primary partition.
Drives F, G, H, and I are 4 logical drives in an extended partition.

hope this more make sense.

Thanks,

Andel
andel@barroga.net

http://www.iluko.com

 

[linney]

What partition is XP installed in?

What partition is Windows 2003 server installed in?

Are the operating systems identifying different partitions and assigning drive letters differently to the various partitions? By that I mean is "I" detected as "I" by both systems and is it the 100GB partition in both systems?

 

[Andel]

XP is installed in a separate hard disk (D drive).
Windows 2003 server is installed in C drive, where i have the 250GB hd.



Andel
andel@barroga.net

http://www.iluko.com