Re: Hard Drive Size Problem

From: DL (dl_at_spoofmail.com)
Date: 03/29/04


Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 18:54:47 +0100

If you have a pre SP1 winxp you need to slipstream SP1 into a new winxp
install disk
This is a win2k article, I assume winxp is similar.
http://www.thetechguide.com/articles/slipstream.html
You could, of course install winxp on a small partition, then update to SP1,
prior to creating partition(s) on the remaining free space.

"John" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10a5901c415b0$693e6260$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Alvin
>
> Thanks, that seems to be the answer, do you know how I can
> take my XP source and make it XP SP1? before I install?
>
> Thanks
>
> David
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hello
> >
> >See link below
> >
> >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
> >
> >
> >Alvin
> >
> >
> >John wrote:
> >
> >> I have a serial ATA hard drive which is 160gig.
> >> The BIOS is seeing it as 160gig but when I install XP it
> >> is only seeing it as a 130gig hard drive?
> >> I have run tests on the drive and they all report back
> as
> >> fine.
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> John
> >
> >.
> >



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