Windows XP PRO

[Smith]

Aparently my XP disc is too old and needs a smaller hard drive to use. Its before SP1.

Im not spending 100$ extra on this system, and I remember people telling me you can download xp pro and use it perfectally. We cant talk about cracking discussions I guess..so if u know about this can u post here and ill pm you?

thanks

[{I}{K}{E}]

needs a smaller HD to use?

:huh:

[DanB]

have a look on various fileshairng applications or even just various bt sites and you shall find it.

[Smith]

I dont know which one to dl..ect ect ect..

vb- he told me that my version can only handle a 130gb hd. its way before sp1 aparently.

[Formula1]

ygpm

[{I}{K}{E}]

You can make a custom install CD.

use nLite to integrate SP2


http://www.nliteos.com/guide/

[Smith]

You can make a custom install CD.

use nLite to integrate SP2


http://www.nliteos.com/guide/

even better..means i can have a legit version of windows..i can use my cd key right? :)

ill download xp pro too, just incase this dosnt work.

thanks :)

[suprafreak6]

i suggest windows xp pro corporate edition service pack 2
it doesnt ask for a activation key so thats great haha

[Smith]

hey VB. Do i need to intergrate SP1 before I do SP2? Also..it says i need an exe file for these service packs. Where can I download those from?

[peat moss]

Here's where to get the files its the same as the ones we all ordered on cd awhile back . SP2 contains ALL SP1 updates by the way .

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

[limesqueezer]

Setup doesn't recognize bigger than 130 gb but that doesn't mean you can't use your whole disk.
But you will have other problems with SP2, when you have it installed your earlier version of XP will be too old and you won't be able to install a new windows of your old XP cd.

[Virtualbody1234]

You can install your original pre sp1 Windows XP and then use the SP2 to update it.

You could also slipstream it as mentioned earlier.

SP2 can be downloaded from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

[Smith]

You can install your original pre sp1 Windows XP and then use the SP2 to update it.

You could also slipstream it as mentioned earlier.

SP2 can be downloaded from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

Im going to try to "slipstream" first..now I dont know how this works but the guy told me that my HD was too big to install the xp as it is currently. so if i didnt want to slipstream it, how would i go about installing it?

[Virtualbody1234]

If you don't slipstream it you can still install it but you won't be able to use the full size of your new large HDD. So in effect you lose valuable drive space.

[Smith]

But if I install SP2 will it free it up..or will I still be missing that 30 GB?

[Virtualbody1234]

Once you have SP2 you'll be able to use the drive's full capacity.

[Smith]

Then that stupid twat was just trying to pull a quick one on me. Will it just appear or will I have to play with some setting?

[peat moss]

Then that stupid twat was just trying to pull a quick one on me. Will it just appear or will I have to play with some setting?

At set up it will display your Partition . Sorry was thinking about a fresh install . I'm helping some one else on pm . :lol:

[limesqueezer]

Why don't you just install XP on some small partition and later create the partition ?

[Appzalien]

If your windows doesn't like large hard drives why don't you just partition the one you have into several smaller ones with its formating disk.

[Gripper]

I'd recommend from experience partitioning the drive that way when you have to do a reinstall you don't lose everything else on the drive.
Note to self...Remember to back things up it saves time and grief later.

[Smith]

well i got pissed off and decieded to install pro. Now..I hear these amd chips are prime for OC'ing. Can i OC with the default fan? How would I go about ocing my chip?

[Virtualbody1234]

What? You installed pro? That's what we started with (See title). :wacko:

[Smith]

Yeah..now..is this "genuine software" thing in the corner of the screen ever going to go away? I told told it i didnt care and the icon is still there.

[Virtualbody1234]

Sorry but you're hard to follow. What are you on about now?

[Smith]

What does my last post say? Seems windows has relized its not a legit version..and I have this icon in the corner saying that its not a genuine copy. Does this go away or will I have to live with it.

[peat moss]

What does my last post say? Seems windows has relized its not a legit version..and I have this icon in the corner saying that its not a genuine copy. Does this go away or will I have to live with it.

Check your PM . :)

[Virtualbody1234]

What does my last post say? Seems windows has relized its not a legit version..and I have this icon in the corner saying that its not a genuine copy. Does this go away or will I have to live with it.

But you were unclear as to how you got to that point.

Do you have XP Corp? Do you have any Service Packs 1 or 2 ?

Did you get full access to your drive?

You could post a bit of information that would make it easier to follow you.

To remove the warning... Get RemoveWGA 1.2

[peat moss]

@VB, he is a bundle of energy no ? I just smile at it all ,saves the grey hairs . ;)

[Smith]

Well it seems I have things working near perfect for now(except for some gamma issues for one of my games) but ill live with it. Thanks for all your help guys :)

[b100]

Have any of you snatched ETH0's monthly releases of XP Pro? I'd like to get one of them but I don't want the WGA Tool and I can't remember which month they started to include it in their releases?

[peat moss]

Have any of you snatched ETH0's monthly releases of XP Pro? I'd like to get one of them but I don't want the WGA Tool and I can't remember which month they started to include it in their releases?


I think I know what you mean I just D/L release 2006-08-16 with the wga crack in the ETHO folder , you don't have to use it tho .

[b100]

Thanks. I wasn't sure if it gave you the option to use it or if it just installed automatically.

[Smith]

Im using eth0's release. I had to use the wga crack.