has windows xp pro got a limit on the size of harddrive ? , i have just got a 160gb seagate barracuda and i have tried to install win xp pro on it but failed .
it seems to stop just after the checking system config part , please help
has windows xp pro got a limit on the size of harddrive ? , i have just got a 160gb seagate barracuda and i have tried to install win xp pro on it but failed .
it seems to stop just after the checking system config part , please help
If its a pre SP1 disc then it will be limited to 137Gb. In which case you need to find an SP1 or later disc, or partition the hard disk such that Windows only sees say, 80gb of it
Shouldn't cause Windows setup to crash though...
Dave
i think it is sp1 on the disk (5.1.2600.0) , but how can i make sure ?
The other option is to create a partition in windows set-up, install to that partition, update windows through windows update and then use the disk manager (control panel, admin tools, computer management, disk management) and then format the remaining partition.
And THEN ghost the first partition onto your new partition, saving you loads of time next time you want to re-install.![]()
googling "slipstream sp2 using nlite" yields expert results
http://www.geekgirls.com/windowsxp_slipstream.htm
geek girls....?
lol why did i not think of that![]()
Somone just kick him in the nuts!
This is a simple place, for simple people. Out, you !
Its just not worth explaining it down to byte level, when most people wont understand it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix
i slipstreamed sp2 onto my win xp and it installed like a dream thx all , but why does it show my drive as 149gb when it's a 160gb drive ?
For simplicity and consistency, hard drive manufacturers define a megabyte as 1,000,000 bytes and a gigabyte as 1,000,000,000 bytes. This is a decimal (base 10) measurement and is the industry standard. However, certain system BIOSs, FDISK and Windows define a megabyte as 1,048,576 bytes and a gigabyte as 1,073,741,824 bytes. Mac systems also use these values. These are binary (base 2) measurements.
As such that's about right for a so called "160 Gb" drive.
Best Regards![]()
thx for the info , i now know why lol![]()
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