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Re: 120 Gig HD Limit and Win XP upgrade

by "MF" <cheatsandlies@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sep 1, 2008 at 10:29 AM

If your bios will sup****t it, there is an lba fix for windows 2000.  See
http://sup****t.microsoft.com/kb/305098
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"eDawg" <None> wrote in message 
news:Xns9ADF6DB6D8B30eDawgnowherenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I currently have a Windows 2000 Pro System with an 80 Gig Hard disk as
the
> primary and a 250 Gig as the secondary. The secondary disk is only seen
as
> a 120 Gig disk and from what I read this is a limitation of Windows that
> was fixed in Windows XP Service Pack 1.
>
> I am going to upgrade the system to Windows XP Sp 2 using the upgrade
CD.
> But I also want to upgrade the primary Hard Disk to a 250 Gig Disk.
>
> I think I am painting myself into a corner here. If I put in a brand new
> Disk for the primary and I try to use the Win XP SP2 upgrade CD will the
> upgrade process fail?
>
> I own the original Windows 2000 Pro Installation CD. Will the Win XP
> Upgrade CD be happy to see that CD or is it going to be demanding some
> traces of Win 2000 on the Hard Disk?
>
> Thanks!
>
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com
**
 




 5 Posts in Topic:
120 Gig HD Limit and Win XP upgrade
eDawg <None>   2008-07-18 10:47:10 
Re: 120 Gig HD Limit and Win XP upgrade
Bill Eitner <kd6tas@[E  2008-07-18 19:34:05 
Re: 120 Gig HD Limit and Win XP upgrade
Barry Watzman <Watzman  2008-07-19 13:05:00 
Re: 120 Gig HD Limit and Win XP upgrade
eDawg <None>   2008-07-19 18:35:43 
Re: 120 Gig HD Limit and Win XP upgrade
"MF" <cheats  2008-09-01 10:29:10 

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