LARGE HARD DRIVE LIMIT IN XP

[philozophical]

Windows XP has a HDD SIZE LIMIT of 138GB.
I can achieve full capacity once Windows XP (with SP1) is
installed.
....BUT I need to run Setup with full 160GB HDD capacity
at the time of initial Partitioning & Formatting.
....How can I do this?

Phil.

 

[Jim Macklin]

The BIOS controls hard drive size, up date your BIOS



in message | Windows XP has a HDD SIZE LIMIT of 138GB.
| I can achieve full capacity once Windows XP (with SP1) is
| installed.
| ...BUT I need to run Setup with full 160GB HDD capacity
| at the time of initial Partitioning & Formatting.
| ...How can I do this?
|
| Phil.

 

[William]

You also might try slipstreaming SP1 onto a burned
windows CD, That way, you can have SP1 "installed" at
setup.
For information on how to do this, go to
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp1_cd.htm

 

[Andy]

Windows XP has a HDD SIZE LIMIT of 138GB.
I can achieve full capacity once Windows XP (with SP1) is
installed.
...BUT I need to run Setup with full 160GB HDD capacity
at the time of initial Partitioning & Formatting.
...How can I do this?

Use a version of the Windows XP installation CD that has SP1
incorporated in it.