sharing files between WinXP & Vista

I have a dual boot system with WinXP on HD1 and Vista on HD2 - HD1 is
partitioned in 2 - I would like my files to be available to either
operating system and would like to know if this is ok - I plan on storing
my files on the second partition of the first harddrive (HD1)

and guys - I fixed my clock !

don

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:21:35 -0400, don wrote:

>I have a dual boot system with WinXP on HD1 and Vista on HD2 - HD1 is
>partitioned in 2 - I would like my files to be available to either

Makes sense.

>operating system and would like to know if this is ok - I plan on storing

Of course it's okay, if that's the way you want to work. You don't need
to ask that but you didn't there wasn't a '?' in your post.

Find out yourself, try it & Google it.

http://www.google.com/search?q=sharing+xp+vista+files
most results will be between 2 or more PCs.

so you
http://www.google.com/search?q=dual+...files+xp+vista
Results 1 - 10 of about 168,000 for
dual boot sharing files xp vista
.. (0.25 seconds)


>my files on the second partition of the first harddrive (HD1)
>
>and guys - I fixed my clock !

Always a good idea.

Me

why?

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:21:35 -0400, don wrote:

> I have a dual boot system with WinXP on HD1 and Vista on HD2 - HD1 is
> partitioned in 2 - I would like my files to be available to either
> operating system and would like to know if this is ok - I plan on storing
> my files on the second partition of the first harddrive (HD1)
>
> and guys - I fixed my clock !

As long as both OS's sees the files that should not be a problem.

richard

"don" <> wrote:

>I have a dual boot system with WinXP on HD1 and Vista on HD2 - HD1 is
>partitioned in 2 - I would like my files to be available to either
>operating system and would like to know if this is ok - I plan on storing
>my files on the second partition of the first harddrive (HD1)

Some programs will install themselves on top of the first install, and
work just fine.

Meaning, you can install Winzip on one Os, Then on the other OS
install WinZip to the same dir as the first install - Not only will it
work it saves space.

I have always dual boot'd (not vista) and install large games, as long
as the program doesn't store it's data in the X:\Documents and
Settings\ area - but within it's own directory, not only will the
program run installed to the same dir on both OS's, you will have the
same updated data shared between both of them.

FWIW: If the program stores it's data in the E:\Documents and
Settings\ area, you can get around that by using the environment
variables, to keep both programs updated with the same data.

But that's advanced advice, if you had to ask about sharing, it will
be awhile until you find this out.

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