Urgent - Help Required with Win XP Pro installation

I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the setup
program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.
I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
recall what the solution was.

When using the XP Pro 2002 installation disk the HDD is reported as follows:
131070 Mb Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
C: Partition [Unknown] 131072 (131071 Free)

If I use a Vista Ultimate 32bit installation disk the install process
detects the HDD correctly i.e. 298Gb

If I continue to install windows with the XP will I be able to regain the
'lost' space ?

From this I deduce that it is Windows XP that is causing the problem (am I
correct ?)

If so how can I install Win XP and have the full capacity of the disk ?


Regards & TIA

"Jim" wrote in message
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I have purchased a 320GB HDD (SATA 2.0) and when installing Win XP the setup
program reports that the Disk is only 128Gb.
I am sure that I have seen references to this problem before but cannot
recall what the solution was.

When using the XP Pro 2002 installation disk the HDD is reported as follows:
131070 Mb Disk 0 at Id 0 on bus 0 on atapi [MBR]
C: Partition [Unknown] 131072 (131071 Free)

If I use a Vista Ultimate 32bit installation disk the install process
detects the HDD correctly i.e. 298Gb

If I continue to install windows with the XP will I be able to regain the
'lost' space ?

From this I deduce that it is Windows XP that is causing the problem (am I
correct ?)

If so how can I install Win XP and have the full capacity of the disk ?


Regards & TIA



Take a look at this article for an explanation of why this is happening.

Why can I only see 127 to 137 GB of my 160+ GB drive in Windows XP?
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.js...00dd04090aRCRD

Odds are you're using an old XP installation CD, one that doesn't include any
service packs. If you continue with the installation, you will need to install
Service Pack 2 if you want to create a single partition out of the rest of your
hard drive.

If you want to install XP and only have one partition which includes all of your
hard drive space, you'll need to create an installation disc that incorporates
the latest service pack. Take a look at the following articles for more
information.

Create a Slip Stream version of Windows XP
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/slipstream.htm

Here are some of the files you'll need to obtain in order to follow this
procedu

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and
Developers
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...s/default.mspx

AutoStreamer 1.0.33
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092632287/1

CDBurner XPPro
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/download.php

Here are some other resources you might want to take a look at:

How to use AutoStreamer to Slipstream Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.simplyguides.net/guides/u...ostreamer.html

Slipstreamed Windows XP CD Using SP2
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm

Slipstreaming Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Create Bootable CD
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/Windo...p2-bootcd.html

How can I slipstream service packs into the Windows 2000,
Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 media?
http://www.petri.co.il/windows_2000_...pstreaming.htm

Universal Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49

Good luck

Nepatsfan