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compatability problems in the dessert

used an external hard drive on a vista operating system now will not open on an xp system only in autoplay, it was borrowed to copy some pics but he is working an xp system and it was fine did the copying and handed it back the pc sees the external harddrive on the my computer but when you go to open it, it asks which program to use but when you plug it in it goes through all the files then opens so that you can use it any help:confused::mad:

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  • thomas01155
    thomas01155 Posts: 2,382
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    Have you tried right clicking it and pressing explore?
  • Leopard
    Leopard Posts: 1,786 Forumite

    Have you tried right clicking it and pressing explore?

    You are posing this dauntingly ambitious question to somebody who hasn't yet worked out how to press the Shift key.

    Don't laugh at banana republics. :rotfl:

    As a result of how you voted in the last three General Elections,
    you'd now be better off living in one.

  • macman
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    I'm still trying to work out where the dessert comes in. Sand got into the external drive?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • macman wrote: »
    I'm still trying to work out where the dessert comes in. Sand got into the external drive?
    it comes in as i am in the army out in the desset at the moment
  • Fifer
    Fifer Posts: 59,413
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    Catering corps?
    There's love in this world for everyone. Every rascal and son of a gun.
    It's for the many and not the few. Be sure it's out there looking for you.
    In every town, in every state. In every house and every gate.
    Wth every precious smile you make. And every act of kindness.
    Micheal Marra, 1952 - 2012
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