Setting up WinXP Prof on a > 137G disk

[Guest]

I am trying to install WinXP (version that includes SR1A) on a 200GB disk. The installer sees the drive as 130GB. How do I get around this? MS knowlege base says WinXP w/SR1A suppose to see >137G drives automatically

I also tried the following: partition my 200GB drive into multiple smaller partitions (both primary & extended) using PartitionMagic, then tried installing WinXP. Installer doesn't see the smaller partitions. As before, installer sees drive as a 130GB single-partition drive

Please help.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303013&Product=winxp

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I am trying to install WinXP (version that includes SR1A) on a 200GB disk. The installer sees the drive as
130GB. How do I get around this? MS knowlege base says WinXP w/SR1A suppose to see >137G drives
automatically.
|
| I also tried the following: partition my 200GB drive into multiple smaller partitions (both primary &
extended) using PartitionMagic, then tried installing WinXP. Installer doesn't see the smaller partitions.
As before, installer sees drive as a 130GB single-partition drive.
|
| Please help.

 

[Guest]

After following the KB given in Carey's reply you will have to extend your HD. Just follow the instrunctions in the link. I had the same problem and this solved it
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...3/proddocs/standard/dm_extend_basic_volume.as