XP (note no SP1 or SP2) doesn't have the chops (code) to handle drives over 127GB (read http://www.48bitlba.com as to why.) Also a new install often omits motherboard drivers.
In closing, use only the rear USB 2.0 ports.
Bob
Hello everyone.
I'm currently living in Japan and picked up a 160gig Logitec (not Logitech) external USB 2.0 Hard drive.
I had some operating system trouble a few weeks ago, and had to roll back the registry. After doing this, I could not properly mount the external hard drive. I guessed it was some problem with drivers within the XP environment - since I could see the drive and all of it's data from DOS.
Here is where I made a fatal error. The external drive's software is written in Japanese and I think I accidentlly ran some application. It may have altered partition information on the external disk.
It was time from a spring clean anyway - so I wiped my internal hard drive and reinstalled XP.
When I pluged in the external drive, I didn't see anything on it.
Using TestDisk and PhotoRec I know that the files are still on the drive. I don't know much about hard drives - but it appears as if all of my old data has been moved into an Extended Drive. There is a new logical drive called NO LABEL - this is what XP sees.
Can anyone suggest some techniques or software for fixing my problem? I can use PhotoRec to recover files, but it renames them, and does not recognise all file extensions. Can anyone recommend Partition Table Doctor?
Thanks in advance,
Sweating in Japan.

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