Windows 10: Windows Xp booting from external hard drive.

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External Hard Drive Reads in Windows XP, not in Windows 7 ??

Hello,



I have a Windows XP Computer that I can read my Toshiba External Hard Drive with no issues. I have lots of pictures in it that I do not want to lose and I want to get rid of my XP because it is outdated, and I prefer using my MAC or my
Windows 7 PC.



When I connect the External Hard drive into my Windows 7 or my MAC, none of these Operating Systems detect the External Hard Drive. I do not even get any pop ups regarding the USB ports recognizing the external Hard Drive connected into the USB.
If go into Disk Management in my Windows 7 Laptop, there is nothing recognized in there when it comes to the Toshiba External Hard drive.



My Windows XP computer does detect the External Hard rive in Disk Management.





Any Suggestions on how I can View my pictures on my Windows 7 PC so that I can ditch my windows XP computer?



Regards,



Miguel

 

External Hard Drive

Hi John,

We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

• Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
• Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.

The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

Let us know if you need further help.

 

Help with external hard drive

Hi Debbra,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your interest in windows 10 and also for trying the troubleshooting steps to fix the issue. I understand the inconvenience you faced. I will certainly help you with this.

I would suggest you to plug in hard drive then check in disk management you can see the drive or not.

Follow the steps to check Drive in Disk Management.

• 
  Go to the Control Panel then click on the
  Administrative Tools. .
  
• 
  Under the Administrative Tool Click on Computer Management.
  
• 
  Click on Disk Management and check the External Hard Drive.
  

Also check in BIOS whether External Hard Drive is listed or not.

For help with the BIOS settings, refer to the computer manual or contact the manufacturer.

If it doesn’t work then, I would suggest you to update BIOS for updating BIOS contact Lenovo Support.

Follow the link:

Home - Global Support - DE

Disclaimer :

Modifying BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) settings incorrectly can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the configuring of BIOS/CMOS settings
can be solved. Modifications of the settings are at your own risk.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

Thanks.