200Gb hard drive

[vette70]

I just built a new system with a 200Gb hard drive. Instead of "Ghosting" I
chose to just start from scratch. I wanted a newly formatted hard drive to
install Windows to, get all of the updates, then install my software.
Trouble is, pre-service pack 1 install disks only see 130 Gb of the 200Gb.
I can make a different bootable installation disk, but what files need to
be updated to recognize the entire 200Gb?

 

[Guest]

I think the easiest way would be to perform a slipstream of the Service pack
into your Windows XP installation disk. Do a search for slipstream to see how
it works.

 

[Enkidu]

I just built a new system with a 200Gb hard drive. Instead of "Ghosting" I
chose to just start from scratch. I wanted a newly formatted hard drive to
install Windows to, get all of the updates, then install my software.
Trouble is, pre-service pack 1 install disks only see 130 Gb of the 200Gb.
I can make a different bootable installation disk, but what files need to
be updated to recognize the entire 200Gb?

Is it a Maxtor? Maxtor supply a utility than enables HDDs over 137GB.
I think it requires XPSP2 though.

Anyway, visit the site of the manufacturer of your HDD and see what
they say.

Cheers,

Cliff

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You need to create a slipstreamed copy of WinXP with SP1 or SP2, then use
that to install the operating system. Instructions on creating one of these
disks can be found easily by searching google.com.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Enkidu]

Even then, even with SP1 or SP2, some disks (eg Maxtors) need a
special patch to read beyond 137GB.

http://tinyurl.com/45whw

Cheers,

Cliff

You need to create a slipstreamed copy of WinXP with SP1 or SP2,
then use that to install the operating system. Instructions on creating
one of these disks can be found easily by searching google.com.