Windows XP PRO

[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/d...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/d...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 .

[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.