Dual Boot Question

I have just installed Vista along with XP and Im kind of confused how my documents work. All my documents are on the XP partition but can I have them in Vista without copying them? I changed the target of the Vista document folders (my music, my pictures, etc.) to the address of the XP ones, but I couldnt save any new documents there. It said I didn't have permission to save them there, eventhough I'm using an Administrator account. Am I going to have to copy all of my old files to the Vista partition and have two separate Document folders?

 

I had the same conflict when beginning with Vista,, but i solved that by putting all my datas on the same partition (then on another HDD) so that it can be reachable both in Vista and XP, this problem is due to the owner's right. This was what i did to help me

 

What you said should solve the problem.
I think putting the files on another partition (non-system), and specifically moving them outside of "My Documents" folder should do it. (Without having to use another H.D.D)

 

Yes that will help, cause this tip is safer, ie when u need to reformat the OS or if system crashes, all ur datas would be in a safer place separated from the system

 

So to break that down I would:

1 Create a new partition

2 Cut and Paste My Documents to the new location on the new partition

Should I change the target of the original My Documents locations on XP and Vista to the new location or just leave that alone?

 

You already should have another partition...
If you don't, create one (but be careful)

Exactly!

Why do you insist on using the "My Documents" folder?
All your files (music, photos) are there on the new partition for access by whichever OS you install. They need not to be bound to speceific system folders.
But if you want to continue using it that way, you will have to change the target of the "My Documents" to point to the new location.

Just forget about "My Documents" and organize your files on the new partition as you want.