Vista Question

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Originally Posted by NoTG

Hey, Question about Vista (havnt got it yet)

Basicly, i have various Program Installers, Music, and other things on a seperate Hard Drive ( Internal ) to prevent loss of data if i ever have to reinstall Windows XP.

So, Im planning on getting Vista Ultimate 64-bit and completly wiping XP so i can use Vista as a primary Operating System.

Heres my question, if i wipe XP, and install Vista over it on my C:\ Drive, how do i go about getting the data back off my 2nd Hard Drive ( called X:\ ) ? Will Vista automaticly detect the hard drive after ive installed it and be able to read the data off it, allowing me to install my applications again, and keep my music?

If you don't mess with that partition upon re-installing, it will still be there when things get back up and running.

If you do plan to go to 64 bit, please make sure you can get drivers for your current equipment. Chances are, you may have issue with simple things such as getting your printer to run. Not many devices have 64 bit drivers yet, and there are certainly a complete lack of applications for 64 bit. The only normal everyday application I can think of outside of Internet Explorer (Which has no 64 bit flash driver either by the way) is a game - 64 bit Far Cry. I think Firefox may have a 64 bit browser too, but that is about it. Everything else will be the same old 32 bit apps you are used to every day - and Vista 64 can run those as well.

Hope the info helps.

-S