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Bigsteve59
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Harddrive size on XP
      #390273 - Thu Apr 03 2008 10:35 AM

Hi all,

I have recently purchased a new 250gb harddrive to reinstall my XP. Once done (I still only have SP1 intalled) it only shows that the HD has 130gb.

Any advice?


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Re: Harddrive size on XP [Re: Bigsteve59]
      #390306 - Thu Apr 03 2008 03:41 PM

If you install SP2, the full disk size will be recognised.

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Re: Harddrive size on XP [Re: BurrWalnut]
      #390653 - Mon Apr 07 2008 08:58 AM

Thanks. Will I need to do anything once SP2 is installed or will it update automatically?

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Re: Harddrive size on XP [Re: Bigsteve59]
      #390655 - Mon Apr 07 2008 09:02 AM

SP2 will automatically make the necessary changes to your operating system so it recognises all 250mb of your hard disk. There will be a whole pile of additional updates to be installed once you've got SP2. I would go to the Microsoft Update site and get both Critical and Recommended updates.

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