installing XP on a new computer...

[TheRaven2156]

This is what it reads......

The following list shows the existing partions and unpartioned space on this computer .

Use the up and down arrow keys to select an item in ths list.

-to set up windows xp on the selected item , presss Enter
-To create a partion in the unpartioned space . press c.

-to delete the selected partion , press D.


131070 mb disk 0 at ID 0 ON BUS 0 ON ATAPI [MBR]

UNPARTIONED SPACE 131069 MB


Now my question is should it be larger than 131069 mb...... I have a 250 GB Seagate

 

[poisonthewell]

Is this a new hdd?

 

[TheRaven2156]

yes everything im using is brand new....

 

[fireontheway]

Is your version of XP pre SP1?

 

[TheRaven2156]

that I do not know..... it is a very old version so it very well could be... Im actually pretty sure it is.

 

[mshan]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B303013

"By default, the original release version of Windows XP Home Edition and of Windows XP Professional do not have 48-bit LBA support. Your computer must meet the following requirements to use 48-bit LBA ATAPI support:
? 48-bit LBA-compatible BIOS.
? 137-GB hard disk or larger.
? You must have Windows XP SP1 installed."

 

[Blain]

Why even pay any attention to the message yet?
Just go ahead and use 100% of the drive space and see what happens after the Windows load.

 

[fireontheway]

Then you can either slipstream it or deal with smaller partitions.The remaining portion of the hdd can be seen after you install SP1.But if you have the resources i i suggest you slipstream it.

 

[TheRaven2156]

Originally posted by: mshan
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B303013

"By default, the original release version of Windows XP Home Edition and of Windows XP Professional do not have 48-bit LBA support. Your computer must meet the following requirements to use 48-bit LBA ATAPI support:
? 48-bit LBA-compatible BIOS.
? 137-GB hard disk or larger.
? You must have Windows XP SP1 installed."

so should i just install my current operating system on the 131069 MB of free space and than download SP1 later. Or do I need to go buy an updated operating system???

 

[poisonthewell]

Originally posted by: Blain
Why even pay any attention to the message yet?
Just go ahead and use 100% of the drive space and see what happens after the Windows load.

Probably because he didn't want to have to reinstall the OS if there's something he could do now to get it to see his entire hdd. Legit question. Geez what are you the GH cop?

 

[TheRaven2156]

Originally posted by: poisonthewell

Originally posted by: Blain
Why even pay any attention to the message yet?
Just go ahead and use 100% of the drive space and see what happens after the Windows load.

Probably because he didn't want to have to reinstall the OS if there's something he could do now to get it to see his entire hdd. Legit question. Geez what are you the GH cop?

Thats exactly the reason I asked. Thanks for the help im going to go forward with the install and worry about it later.

 

[stevty2889]

Unless you want more than 1 partition, I would make a slipstreamed windows disk with SP2, so it will see the full drive at install. You also might be able to partion it with seagates utilities prior to installing windows, and have it see the entire drive.

 

[mshan]

Probably the easiest thing to do is:
- create a 10 or 20 GB partition for Windows and software programs (partition can be any size you want up to 137 GB, but, at least for me, 10 GB seems perfect for Windows and sofware. I put games on the other audio/video/ games in the data partition I create below)
- install windows on this partition (leave everything else unpartitioned for now)
- once Windows is installed, go to RUN and type is "diskmgmt.msc" Click on the unallocated space (may actually be a right click, I forgot) and try and create a partition for all of the rest of the drive (probably choose extended partition then logical drive) and format it with NTFS with default sector size.
- if the whole rest of the drive doesn't show up in the step above, you might have to go through all of those steps listed in the Microsoft link or find a link to creating the slipstreamed Windows XP2 install disk mentioned above.

EDIT: looking at your signature, it looks like all of your hardware is fairly recent and should support 48 bit LBA. Might want to get out the Windows install CD and see exactly how it's labelled (e.g. SP1 included or not).

 

[TheRaven2156]

so heres a question (Newbish). Do I need to install both the service pack 1 and 2 or can I just install 2?

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: TheRaven2156
so heres a question (Newbish). Do I need to install both the service pack 1 and 2 or can I just install 2?

Speaking as the GH cop here...
I declare that you only need to install SP2. :laugh:

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: TheRaven2156
so heres a question (Newbish). Do I need to install both the service pack 1 and 2 or can I just install 2?

Just SP2, SP2 has all the SP1 updated built in to it as well.