Re: Dynamic disk showing as foreign, cannot use.

Yes, you should get an option to import a foreign disk in the Disk
Management console. Once you go through that procedure you should be able to
access the drive. You may have to take ownership of the files.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dm_add_disk.mspx?mfr=true

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

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Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Lumpy wrote:
The new computer is running XP Pro, but unfortunately it is a laptop,
so i cannot install it internally. The only other option I have is
my other computer which is only running XP Home. Unfortunately I
can't put the disk back in the old machine either as the motherboard
has decided it doesn't want to play anymore.
The information is quite important, it contains about 6 months worth
of photographs that I hadn't had a chance to back up to CD yet.
Would it help if I got a 'donor' machine that is running XP Pro and
installed it internally in there?

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

Is the new computer running XP Home? Dynamic disks are not supported
in XP Home. If the new machine is XP Pro try installing the disk
internally rather than in an external enclosure. Dynamic disks are
not supported on removable drives. Most external drives are treated
by XP as a removable drives. If the data is important and the old
computer is still working then as Bill Blanton has mentioned the
recommended course of action would be to reinstall the drive in the
old computer and backup the data from there.

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Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Lumpy wrote:
I have a hard disk I pulled from one of my old machines, a 200gig
WD, the old machine was running xp pro, and this disk was set up as
dynamic. I have put this disk into an external case and no matter
which machine I hook it up to I cannot access the contents of the
drive.
When I go to Computer Management, it tells me that it is a dynamic
drive and that it is foreign. The other drives I have are all
basic. My question is: what do I need to do to be able to access
all the information on this drive???


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