Windows XP and hard-drives greater than 127GB

[ScrewFace]

I downloaded a utility from Western Digital's web-site and it made Windows XP recognize it as the 200GB drive it is. The question is is if I have to reformat my 200GB drive will WIndows XP still recognize it as 200GB or 127GB? Or do I have to run this WD utility every time I have to reload Windows XP? Thanks.

 

[D1gger]

If you create a slipstreamed copy of WinXp with SP1 or SP2, then a new reload of winXP will recognize the full 200gb. Google "Slipstreaming" and you will find many sites with instructions on how to create a slipstreamed copy of WinXP.

 

[bacillus]

AutoStreamer for slipstreaming xp

 

[ScrewFace]

Thanks, Bacillus and D1gger but you Bill Gates: You suck!

 

[bsobel]

but you Bill Gates: You suck!

Yea, how dare you not provide support for hardware that didn't exist at the time and then have the nerve to provide a free service pack which added support. :roll:

 

[VirtualLarry]

Considering that XP "gold" shipped between the time that W2K SP3 and SP4 was released, and W2K SP3 is the minimum needed for 48-bit LBA support, I would indeed say that MS had no excuse. It took until XP SP2 (how many years after W2K SP3 shipped??) to get things "right". (Referring to the issue with data-corruption when using 48-bit LBA drives under XP SP1 - there was a hotfix, that was also rolled into SP2.)

 

[Rockymaru]

Originally posted by: ScrewFace
I downloaded a utility from Western Digital's web-site and it made Windows XP recognize it as the 200GB drive it is.

Hey ScrewFace, I'm stuck in the same boat (WD2000JB) and see that Windows recognizes the remaining space as unallocated. Which fix on the website did you download? And lastly, did you have to reformat the drive?